Nonstop flight route between Galveston, Texas, United States and Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines:
Departure Airport:
(29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(8°36'45"N by 124°27'25"E)
Distance from GLS to CGY:
8,736.67 miles (14,060.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States and Laguindingan Airport (CGY), Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,737 miles (or 14,060 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLS / KGLS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Galveston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W |
| Area Served: | Galveston, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Galveston |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLS |
| More Information: | GLS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGY / RP02 |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°36'45"N by 124°27'25"E |
| Area Served: | Cagayan de Oro, Iligan City |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CGY |
| More Information: | CGY Maps & Info |
Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):
- In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
- The closest airport to Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of GLS.
- During World War II, it was redesignated a U.S.
- GLS is an airport with air traffic control 12 hours a day, with direct clearance delivery service to Houston TRACON after the tower is closed.
- The furthest airport from Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Scholes International Airport at Galveston's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Scholes International Airport at Galveston 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.
- Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.
Facts about Laguindingan Airport (CGY):
- The closest airport to Laguindingan Airport (CGY) is Maria Cristina Airport (IGN), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SSW of CGY.
- On April 18, 2013, DOTC announced that the opening of the airport would be pushed back to June 15, 2013 instead of April 30, 2013 because CAAP has received requests from airline companies to postpone the transfer until after the summer peak season, because the April 30 opening would require the cancellation of several daily trips.
- In addition to being known as "Laguindingan Airport", another name for CGY is "Paliparan ng Laguindingan (Filipino)Tugpahanan sa Laguindingan (Cebuano)".
- Laguindingan Airport is the main airport that serves the cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro, as well as the provinces of Misamis Oriental and Lanao del Norte, and the rest of the region of Northern Mindanao in the Philippines.
- The furthest airport from Laguindingan Airport (CGY) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Laguindingan Airport (meaning Laguindingan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,342 miles (19,863 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
- Ayala Land, who originally owns 183 of 417 hectares of the land acquired by the government to develop the airport complex, has future plans to develop an aerotropolis around the airport.
- Laguindingan Airport (CGY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The approved cost of the airport project is US$ 167.09 million or ₱ 7.853 billion.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.67 miles (47.75 km) NW | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 36.38 miles (58.55 km) NW | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 36.41 miles (58.60 km) N | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 37.87 miles (60.95 km) WSW | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 53.50 miles (86.10 km) NW | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 53.88 miles (86.71 km) WNW | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 7 | 57.47 miles (92.49 km) NNW | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 61.99 miles (99.76 km) NW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 63.80 miles (102.68 km) WSW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 67.79 miles (109.10 km) NE | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 68.97 miles (111.00 km) NW | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 69.21 miles (111.38 km) NE | Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 77.98 miles (125.50 km) W | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 82.13 miles (132.18 km) NNW | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 91.87 miles (147.84 km) WSW | Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) | Palacios, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,038.02 miles (17,763.92 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,921.82 miles (17,576.92 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,684.05 miles (17,194.27 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,669.40 miles (17,170.69 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,659.97 miles (17,155.51 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,655.00 miles (17,147.51 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,650.96 miles (17,141.01 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,646.62 miles (17,134.03 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,634.25 miles (17,114.13 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,625.56 miles (17,100.14 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,618.72 miles (17,089.13 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,615.78 miles (17,084.39 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 13 | 10,605.80 miles (17,068.34 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,603.05 miles (17,063.91 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,600.36 miles (17,059.59 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.19 miles (59.86 km) SSW | Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) | Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 2 | 47.46 miles (76.38 km) NNE | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 3 | 51.68 miles (83.17 km) SW | Labo Airport (OZC) | Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines | |
| 4 | 73.53 miles (118.34 km) ENE | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 5 | 74.04 miles (119.15 km) SSW | Malabang Airport (MLP) | Malabang, Lanao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 6 | 76.71 miles (123.45 km) W | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |
| 7 | 83.53 miles (134.42 km) NNW | Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) | Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines | |
| 8 | 87.23 miles (140.39 km) SW | Pagadian Airport (PAG) | Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines | |
| 9 | 93.35 miles (150.23 km) WNW | Sibulan Airport (DGT) | Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines | |
| 10 | 101.42 miles (163.22 km) S | Awang Airport (CBO) | Cotabato City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 105.45 miles (169.71 km) NE | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 12 | 121.27 miles (195.16 km) ENE | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 13 | 121.88 miles (196.15 km) NNW | Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) | Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines | |
| 14 | 130.80 miles (210.51 km) ESE | Bislig Airport (BPH) | Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 15 | 131.04 miles (210.90 km) SE | Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) | Davao City, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,342.06 miles (19,862.57 km) SSE | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,321.90 miles (19,830.12 km) SSW | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,207.48 miles (19,645.98 km) SE | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,204.38 miles (19,641.00 km) ESE | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,151.19 miles (19,555.39 km) ESE | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,147.32 miles (19,549.17 km) SE | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,133.21 miles (19,526.46 km) S | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,044.28 miles (19,383.35 km) SSE | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,041.50 miles (19,378.87 km) WSW | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,019.75 miles (19,343.87 km) WSW | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,018.32 miles (19,341.56 km) SE | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,017.58 miles (19,340.38 km) SSE | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,010.00 miles (19,328.18 km) W | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,006.11 miles (19,321.91 km) S | Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) | Santarém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,002.82 miles (19,316.62 km) SSW | Altamira Airport (ATM) | Altamira, Pará, Brazil | |