Nonstop flight route between Gallup, New Mexico, United States and Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP), Gallup, New Mexico, United States and Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO), Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,808 miles (or 12,566 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 Gallup Municipal Airport and Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan 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 Gallup Municipal Airport and Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP):

• Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Gallup Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,472 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GUP. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GUP a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Gallup Municipal Airport covers 359 acres at an elevation of 6,472 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP) is St. Johns Industrial Air Park (SJN), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) SSW of GUP.
• The furthest airport from Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,248 miles (18,102 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO):

• The Iloilo International Airport project was inaugurated by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on January 25, 2004, and construction work on the new airport started on April 14 that year.
• Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) handled 1,707,969 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport)", another name for ILO is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng IloiloPangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Iloilo".
• The airport was formally opened on June 13 with the arrival of the presidential aircraft at the new airport at around 9:50 am PST, with Governor Tupas leading provincial and city officials in welcoming the President to the new facility.
• In addition to problems with the terminal building, both the airport's location and surrounding infrastructure were the subject of much complaint as well.
• Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) currently has only 1 runway.
• Iloilo International Airport currently services an average of 42 flights daily on four domestic routes.
• Prior to the construction of Iloilo International Airport, Iloilo City was served by the old Iloilo Airport in Mandurriao, Iloilo City, which had been in operation since 1937.
• The furthest airport from Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) is Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA), which is nearly antipodal to Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (meaning Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,964 kilometers) away in Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) is Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) E of ILO.
• Because of Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 168 feet, planes can take off or land at Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan 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.