Nonstop flight route between Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO), Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines and Melbourne Airport (MEL), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,650 miles (or 5,875 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 Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) and Melbourne 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 Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) and Melbourne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ILO / RPVI |
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| Location: | Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°49'56"N by 122°29'35"E |
| Area Served: | Iloilo |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 168 feet (51 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ILO |
| More Information: | ILO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEL / YMML |
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| Location: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°40'23"S by 144°50'35"E |
| Area Served: | Melbourne |
| Operator/Owner: | Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 434 feet (132 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEL |
| More Information: | MEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO):
- 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's problems continued to linger with it into the new millennium.
- Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Concurrent though with the planning of the new airport, the Japan International Cooperation Agency initiated a study on the master planning and long-term development plans of four key domestic airports in the Philippines.
- 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.
- 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.
- The terminal is equipped with six X-ray machines, as well as escalators and staircases for departing and arriving passengers' use.
- Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) handled 1,707,969 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Melbourne Airport (MEL):
- In May 1959 it was announced that a new airport would be built at Tullamarine, with Prime Minister Robert Menzies announcing on 27 November 1962 a five-year plan to provide Melbourne with a A$45 million "jetport" by 1967.
- Before the opening of Melbourne Airport, Melbourne's main airport was Essendon Airport which was officially designated an international airport in 1950.
- The furthest airport from Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Melbourne Airport (meaning Melbourne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,613 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Although described as a satellite terminal, the terminal building is connected by an above-ground corridor to Terminal 2.
- The closest airport to Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Essendon Airport (MEB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SE of MEL.
- Terminal 1 hosts domestic services for Qantas Group airlines, Qantas, Jetstar and QantasLink and is located to the northern end of the building.
- In late 1989, Federal Airports Corporation Inspector A.
- Melbourne Airport (MEL) has 2 runways.
- Melbourne Airport handled 2,998,000 passengers last year.
- Today, a wide range of shops and food outlets are situated at the end of the terminal near the entrance into Terminal 2.
- Because of Melbourne Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at Melbourne 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 "Melbourne Airport", another name for MEL is "Tullamarine Airport".
