Nonstop flight route between General Santos City, Philippines and Bangalore, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Santos International Airport (GES), General Santos City, Philippines and Kempegowda International Airport (BLR), Bangalore, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,261 miles (or 5,248 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 Kempegowda 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 Kempegowda International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GES / RPMR |
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Location: | General Santos City, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°3'29"N by 125°5'45"E |
Area Served: | General Santos City |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 505 feet (154 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GES |
More Information: | GES Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLR / VOBL |
Airport Name: | Kempegowda International Airport |
Location: | Bangalore, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°11'56"N by 77°42'20"E |
Area Served: | Bangalore |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3002 feet (915 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLR |
More Information: | BLR Maps & Info |
Facts about General Santos International Airport (GES):
- General Santos International Airport (GES) currently has only 1 runway.
- General Santos International Airport handled 611,274 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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 is approximately 14 kilometers away from the central business district of General Santos City.
- 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".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Kempegowda International Airport (BLR):
- A plan is being processed for a direct rail service from Bangalore Cantonment Railway Station to the Basement Rail terminal at the airport.
- The airport has 38 gates, 20 aero-bridges, including three double arm, and 18 remote bus bays.
- The airport was later expanded in 2012, to provide for more passengers and aircraft.
- On 27 February 2009, the Government of Karnataka forwarded the proposal to the central government to rename the airport after the city's founder, Kempe Gowda I.
- Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport can handle 20 million people per annum with 35 aircraft movements per hour and an estimated 576 movements.
- The furthest airport from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,368 miles (18,294 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- On 19 January 2010, BIAL embarked on an expansion plan and fast tracked extension of the current terminal, which includes new architectural components.
- The closest airport to Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) is Mysore Airport (MYQ), which is located 97 miles (157 kilometers) SW of BLR.
- The airport project started as a public-private joint venture between Germany's Siemens Project Ventures GmbH, Government of Karnataka and Airports Authority of India.
- Kempegowda International Airport has an exclusive terminal for Hajj pilgrims.