Nonstop flight route between Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines and Port Heiden, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ipil Airport (IPE), Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines and Port Heiden Airport (PTH), Port Heiden, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,345 miles (or 8,602 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 Ipil Airport and Port Heiden 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 Ipil Airport and Port Heiden Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ipil Airport (IPE):

• In addition to being known as "Ipil Airport", another name for IPE is "Paliparan ng Ipil Tugpahanan sa Ipil Aeropuerto de Ipil".
• Because of Ipil Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Ipil 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 Ipil Airport (IPE) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Ipil Airport (meaning Ipil Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,268 miles (19,744 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
• Ipil Airport (IPE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ipil Airport (IPE) is Pagadian Airport (PAG), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) E of IPE.

Facts about Port Heiden Airport (PTH):

• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 919 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 964 enplanements in 2009, and 1,037 in 2010.
• The furthest airport from Port Heiden Airport (PTH) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,850 miles (17,462 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
• Because of Port Heiden Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Heiden 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.
• On April 30, 2008, a Cessna Citation Excel business jet veered off the gravel runway 23 upon landing in a crosswind.
• The airport was built in 1942 after the World War II Japanese attack on the Aleutian Islands.
• In addition to being known as "Port Heiden Airport", other names for PTH include "Port Heiden Air Force Station" and "Fort Morrow Army Airfield".
• Port Heiden Airport (PTH) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Port Heiden Airport (PTH) is Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) S of PTH.