Nonstop flight route between General Santos City, Philippines and Al Ain, United Arab Emirates:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between General Santos International Airport (GES), General Santos City, Philippines and Al-Ain International Airport (AAN), Al Ain, United Arab Emirates would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,756 miles (or 7,654 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between General Santos International Airport and Al-Ain International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between General Santos International Airport and Al-Ain International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about General Santos International Airport (GES):

• In addition to being known as "General Santos International Airport", another name for GES is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Heneral SantosTugpahanang Pangkalibutanon sa Heneral SantosPangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Heneral Santos".
• The furthest airport from General Santos International Airport (GES) is Itaituba Airport (ITB), which is nearly antipodal to General Santos International Airport (meaning General Santos International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Itaituba Airport), and is located 12,290 miles (19,779 kilometers) away in Itaituba, Pará, Brazil.
• Because of General Santos International Airport's relatively low elevation of 505 feet, planes can take off or land at General Santos International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• General Santos International Airport (GES) currently has only 1 runway.
• General Santos International Airport handled 611,274 passengers last year.
• Having a runway length of 3,227 meters and a runway width of 45 meters, General Santos International Airport has the country's third longest runway—to date—after Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila and Mactan-Cebu International Airport in Cebu.
• In a few months time PAL commenced regular thrice weekly direct flights to and from Manila using a bigger and wider Airbus A300-B4 aircraft.
• Philippine Airlines A340-300 Aircraft
• The closest airport to General Santos International Airport (GES) is Allah Valley Airport (AAV), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NW of GES.
• General Santos International Airport has a single 3,227-meter lighted runway designated as runways 17/35.

Facts about Al-Ain International Airport (AAN):

• Al-Ain International Airport (AAN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Al-Ain International Airport (AAN) is Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) NNW of AAN.
• The furthest airport from Al-Ain International Airport (AAN) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,768 miles (18,939 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Because of Al-Ain International Airport's relatively low elevation of 866 feet, planes can take off or land at Al-Ain International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• In addition to being known as "Al-Ain International Airport", another name for AAN is "مطار العين الدولي".