Nonstop flight route between Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines and Wuhan, Hubei, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO), Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH), Wuhan, Hubei, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,477 miles (or 2,377 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 relatively short distance between Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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

• 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 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.
• Local newspaper The News Today issued an informal survey asking Iloilo City residents what should be the name of the airport and why.
• Iloilo International Airport was originally scheduled to open on March 19, 2007, when its inaugural flight would land.
• 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.
• Iloilo International Airport has a modern 35-meter tall control tower equipped with air navigation equipment and radar systems.
• 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.
• Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) handled 1,707,969 passengers last year.
• Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport)", another name for ILO is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng IloiloPangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Iloilo".
• 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.

Facts about Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH):

• Wuhan Tianhe International Airport handled 11,646,789 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Wuhan Tianhe International Airport", other names for WUH include "武汉天河国际机场" and "Wǔhàn Tiānhé Guójì Jīchǎng".
• A Xinhua Airline plane in front of the then Terminal 2
• Plans also exist to eventually extend Line 2 of Wuhan Metro to Tianhe Airport.
• Presently, Tianhe is the only civilian airport in the Wuhan metropolitan area.
• A China Eastern airplane approaching Terminal 2
• The closest airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) is Shashi Airport (SHS), which is located 119 miles (192 kilometers) WSW of WUH.
• International terminal
• The furthest airport from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) is La Cumbre Airport (LCM), which is nearly antipodal to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (meaning Wuhan Tianhe International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Cumbre Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,892 kilometers) away in La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina.
• Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Wuhan Tianhe International Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Wuhan Tianhe 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.