Nonstop flight route between Hermiston, Oregon, United States and Jolo, Sulu, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES), Hermiston, Oregon, United States and Jolo Airport (JOL), Jolo, Sulu, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,292 miles (or 11,736 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 Hermiston Municipal Airport and Jolo 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 Hermiston Municipal Airport and Jolo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES):

• The closest airport to Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES) is Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ESE of HES.
• Hermiston Municipal Airport covers an area of 267 acres at an elevation of 644 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Hermiston Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 644 feet, planes can take off or land at Hermiston Municipal 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 "Hermiston Municipal Airport", another name for HES is "HRI".
• The furthest airport from Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,810 miles (17,396 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Jolo Airport (JOL):

• The closest airport to Jolo Airport (JOL) is Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) NE of JOL.
• The furthest airport from Jolo Airport (JOL) is Maués Airport (MBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Jolo Airport (meaning Jolo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maués Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,683 kilometers) away in Maués, Amazonas, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Jolo Airport", another name for JOL is "Paliparan ng Jolo".
• Jolo Airport (JOL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Jolo Airport handled 18,749 passengers last year.
• A three million-dollar expansion project, financed by the United States, seeks to rehabilitate the old airport by expanding the current runway to over 2,000 meters, enabling aircraft as large as the Boeing 737 to land at the airport.
• Because of Jolo Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Jolo 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.