Nonstop flight route between Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines and Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Maria Cristina Airport (IGN), Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines and Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB), Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,374 miles (or 15,086 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 Maria Cristina Airport and Orlando/Sanford 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 Maria Cristina Airport and Orlando/Sanford International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Maria Cristina Airport (IGN):

• Located some 1,300 feet or 396 meters above sea level, Maria Cristina Airport has the distinction of being the highest airport in Mindanao and the second-highest in the Philippines, next to Loakan Airport in Baguio City.
• The furthest airport from Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Maria Cristina Airport (meaning Maria Cristina Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,315 miles (19,819 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
• Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) is Labo Airport (OZC), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) W of IGN.
• In addition to being known as "Maria Cristina Airport", another name for IGN is "Paliparan ng Maria Cristina Tugpahanan sa Maria Cristina".
• With the construction of Laguindingan International Airport in Misamis Oriental, designed to serve the Cagayan de Oro-Iligan corridor, this airport could be replaced by the new airport along with Lumbia Airport in Cagayan de Oro City.

Facts about Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB):

• Because of Orlando/Sanford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando/Sanford 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 furthest airport from Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,507 miles (18,518 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Additional name changes followed, to include Sanford Regional Airport, Central Florida Regional Airport, Orlando Sanford Regional Airport and the current Orlando Sanford International Airport.
• The closest airport to Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) is Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SSW of SFB.
• Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) has 4 runways.
• The City of Sanford assumed control of the former NAS Sanford in 1969 and renamed the facility Sanford Airport, hiring the air station's recently retired Executive Officer, Commander J.