Nonstop flight route between General Santos City, Philippines and Agartala, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Santos International Airport (GES), General Santos City, Philippines and Agartala Airport (IXA), Agartala, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,562 miles (or 4,123 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 Agartala 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 Agartala 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: | IXA / VEAT |
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| Location: | Agartala, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°53'24"N by 91°14'31"E |
| Area Served: | Agartala, Tripura, India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 47 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IXA |
| More Information: | IXA Maps & Info |
Facts about General Santos International Airport (GES):
- General Santos International Airport handled 611,274 passengers last year.
- General Santos International Airport is approximately 14 kilometers away from the central business district of General Santos City.
- Air-conditioned taxicabs and rent-a-car services are readily available at the airport's taxi and bus stand right outside the arrival area of the terminal building.
- 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 (GES) currently has only 1 runway.
- Philippine Airlines A340-300 Aircraft
- 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 closest airport to General Santos International Airport (GES) is Allah Valley Airport (AAV), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NW of GES.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Agartala Airport (IXA):
- Agartala Airport (IXA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Agartala Airport", another name for IXA is "আগরতলা বিমানবন্দর".
- The closest airport to Agartala Airport (IXA) is Khowai Airport (IXN), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of IXA.
- During World War II, the airport was used by the 4th Combat Cargo Group of the United States Army Air Forces Tenth Air Force, flying Curtiss C-46 Commando transport aircraft over Burma.
- Because of Agartala Airport's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at Agartala 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 airport was designed and built in 1942 by the Maharaja of Tripura Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur.
- The furthest airport from Agartala Airport (IXA) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,359 miles (18,281 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
