Nonstop flight route between General Santos City, Philippines and Iquitos, Loreto, Peru:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Santos International Airport (GES), General Santos City, Philippines and Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT), Iquitos, Loreto, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,160 miles (or 17,961 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 Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta 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 Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta 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: | IQT / SPQT |
| Airport Name: | Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport |
| Location: | Iquitos, Loreto, Peru |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°47'4"S by 73°18'30"W |
| Operator/Owner: | ADP |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 406 feet (124 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IQT |
| More Information: | IQT Maps & Info |
Facts about General Santos International Airport (GES):
- Philippine Airlines Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet
- General Santos International Airport (GES) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bigger aircraft such as Boeing 747-400, Airbus 340 and Airbus 330 come to the airport due to tuna cargo and increase of passengers, leaving the airport as the only domestic destination of the Philippine Airlines besides PAL Express.
- General Santos International Airport handled 611,274 passengers last year.
- In 1993, the largest airport in Mindanao was built mainly on a fund granted by the United States Government amounting to USD 47.6 million through its United States Agency for International Development.
- The closest airport to General Santos International Airport (GES) is Allah Valley Airport (AAV), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NW of GES.
- 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.
- 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".
- General Santos International Airport is an alternate international airport located in General Santos City, Philippines serving the greater area of SOCCSKSARGEN.
- 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 Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT):
- Because of Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 406 feet, planes can take off or land at Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta 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.
- Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) is Matak Airport (MWK), which is nearly antipodal to Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (meaning Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Matak Airport), and is located 12,394 miles (19,947 kilometers) away in Anambas Islands, Riau Province, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) is La Chorrera Airport (LCR), which is located 165 miles (265 kilometers) NNE of IQT.
