Nonstop flight route between Jolo, Sulu, Philippines and Alerta, Peru:
Departure Airport:
(6°3'12"N by 121°0'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(11°40'58"S by 69°19'58"W)
Distance from JOL to ALD:
11,630.89 miles (18,718.05 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jolo Airport (JOL), Jolo, Sulu, Philippines and Alerta Airport (ALD), Alerta, Peru would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,631 miles (or 18,718 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 Jolo Airport and Alerta Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JOL / RPMJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°3'12"N by 121°0'39"E |
| Area Served: | Jolo, Sulu |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JOL |
| More Information: | JOL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALD / SPAR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Alerta, Peru |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°40'58"S by 69°19'58"W |
| Area Served: | Alerta, Ucayali Region, Peru |
| Operator/Owner: | CORPAC S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 800 feet (244 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ALD |
| More Information: | ALD Maps & Info |
Facts about Jolo Airport (JOL):
- At the end of the war, the airport, then owned by the United States military, was turned over to the Sulu provincial government.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Jolo Airport", another name for JOL is "Paliparan ng Jolo".
- The closest airport to Jolo Airport (JOL) is Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) NE of JOL.
- Jolo Airport handled 18,749 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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.
- Jolo Airport (JOL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Alerta Airport (ALD):
- Because of Alerta Airport's relatively low elevation of 800 feet, planes can take off or land at Alerta 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 Alerta Airport (ALD) is Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR), which is nearly antipodal to Alerta Airport (meaning Alerta Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cam Ranh International Airport), and is located 12,337 miles (19,854 kilometers) away in Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam.
- In addition to being known as "Alerta Airport", another name for ALD is "Aeropuerto de Alerta".
- The closest airport to Alerta Airport (ALD) is Iberia Airport (IBP), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NNW of ALD.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 93.74 miles (150.85 km) NE | Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) | Zamboanga City, Philippines |     |
| 2 | 111.56 miles (179.54 km) SW | Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines | |
| 3 | 161.93 miles (260.61 km) NE | Ipil Airport (IPE) | Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines | |
| 4 | 197.97 miles (318.61 km) WSW | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 199.70 miles (321.39 km) WSW | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 203.85 miles (328.06 km) W | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 207.82 miles (334.45 km) NE | Pagadian Airport (PAG) | Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines | |
| 8 | 232.33 miles (373.90 km) WSW | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 232.58 miles (374.30 km) ENE | Awang Airport (CBO) | Cotabato City, Philippines | |
| 10 | 235.24 miles (378.58 km) ENE | Malabang Airport (MLP) | Malabang, Lanao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 11 | 237.35 miles (381.97 km) NE | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |
| 12 | 243.32 miles (391.59 km) NE | Labo Airport (OZC) | Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines | |
| 13 | 257.90 miles (415.05 km) E | Allah Valley Airport (AAV) | Surallah, South Cotabato, Philippines | |
| 14 | 262.37 miles (422.25 km) ENE | Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) | Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 15 | 265.53 miles (427.32 km) WSW | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,230.78 miles (19,683.49 km) SSW | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,224.49 miles (19,673.36 km) SSE | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,216.19 miles (19,660.00 km) SSE | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,196.09 miles (19,627.66 km) WSW | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,157.49 miles (19,565.54 km) SSW | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,145.36 miles (19,546.01 km) S | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,141.02 miles (19,539.03 km) S | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,122.39 miles (19,509.05 km) ESE | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,107.67 miles (19,485.36 km) SW | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,074.13 miles (19,431.38 km) SSW | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,065.54 miles (19,417.55 km) S | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,061.92 miles (19,411.73 km) SSW | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,053.77 miles (19,398.61 km) SW | Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) | Santarém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,053.23 miles (19,397.75 km) ESE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,050.94 miles (19,394.06 km) SSE | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.51 miles (34.62 km) NNW | Iberia Airport (IBP) | Iberia, Peru | |
| 2 | 57.98 miles (93.30 km) NE | Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) | Cobija, Bolivia | |
| 3 | 64.68 miles (104.10 km) S | Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) | Puerto Maldonado, Peru | |
| 4 | 158.73 miles (255.45 km) NE | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |
| 5 | 217.64 miles (350.25 km) SW | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru | |
| 6 | 222.69 miles (358.38 km) ENE | Riberalta Airport (RIB) | Riberalta, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 226.09 miles (363.86 km) SSE | Apolo Airport (APB) | Apolo, La Paz, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 226.29 miles (364.18 km) SSE | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 267.25 miles (430.10 km) SSW | Inca Manco Cápac International Airport (JUL) | Juliaca, Peru | |
| 10 | 276.66 miles (445.24 km) ENE | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 280.27 miles (451.04 km) SE | Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport (SRJ) | San Borja, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 299.39 miles (481.83 km) ESE | Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 305.07 miles (490.97 km) WSW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 14 | 318.74 miles (512.96 km) SE | La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) | La Esperanza, Honduras | |
| 15 | 342.38 miles (551.01 km) SSE | El Alto International Airport (LPB) | La Paz, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,336.52 miles (19,853.65 km) ENE | Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) | Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam | |
| 2 | 12,281.57 miles (19,765.23 km) E | Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 12,251.80 miles (19,717.32 km) ENE | Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 12,245.43 miles (19,707.05 km) NE | Phu Cat Airport (UIH) | Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam | |
| 5 | 12,178.03 miles (19,598.59 km) ENE | Vung Tau Airport (VTG) | Vung Tau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam | |
| 6 | 12,158.25 miles (19,566.75 km) ENE | Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | |
| 7 | 12,151.02 miles (19,555.13 km) ENE | Ratanakiri Airport (RBE) | Ratanakiri, Cambodia | |
| 8 | 12,147.79 miles (19,549.93 km) NNE | Chu Lai Airport (VCL) | Chu Lai, Quang Nam, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 12,094.83 miles (19,464.70 km) NE | Cỏ Ống Airport (VCS) | Con Son, Con Dao, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam | |
| 10 | 12,093.04 miles (19,461.81 km) NNE | Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) | Da Nang, Vietnam | |
| 11 | 12,082.95 miles (19,445.58 km) ENE | Can Tho International Airport (VCA) | Can Tho, Vietnam | |
| 12 | 12,055.03 miles (19,400.65 km) NNE | Phu Bai International Airport (HUI) | Huế, Thừa Thiên–Huế, Vietnam | |
| 13 | 12,042.89 miles (19,381.11 km) ENE | Rach Gia Airport (VKG) | Rach Gia, Kien Giang, Vietnam | |
| 14 | 12,042.59 miles (19,380.63 km) E | Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH) | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
| 15 | 12,025.66 miles (19,353.38 km) ENE | Cà Mau Airport (CAH) | Cà Mau Province, Vietnam | |