Nonstop flight route between Jolo, Sulu, Philippines and Beatrice, Nebraska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(6°3'12"N by 121°0'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(40°18'3"N by 96°45'14"W)
Distance from JOL to BIE:
8,435.97 miles (13,576.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jolo Airport (JOL), Jolo, Sulu, Philippines and Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE), Beatrice, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,436 miles (or 13,576 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 Beatrice Municipal 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 Jolo Airport and Beatrice Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | BIE / KBIE |
| Airport Name: | Beatrice Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Beatrice, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°18'3"N by 96°45'14"W |
| Area Served: | Beatrice, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | Beatrice Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1324 feet (404 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BIE |
| More Information: | BIE Maps & Info |
Facts about Jolo Airport (JOL):
- 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.
- 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.
- Jolo Airport (JOL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Jolo Airport handled 18,749 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Jolo Airport", another name for JOL is "Paliparan ng Jolo".
- On December 14, 2009, then former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and ex-US Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie A.
- The closest airport to Jolo Airport (JOL) is Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) NE of JOL.
- Jolo Airport was constructed in the 1940s during World War II as a staging point for American fighter aircraft.
Facts about Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE):
- The closest airport to Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE) is Lincoln Airport (LNK), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) N of BIE.
- Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,638 miles (17,120 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
| 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 | 38.00 miles (61.16 km) N | Lincoln Airport (LNK) | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | |
| 2 | 70.37 miles (113.25 km) NNE | Millard Airport (MIQ) | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
| 3 | 70.46 miles (113.40 km) SW | Blosser Municipal Airport (CNK) | Concordia, Kansas, United States | |
| 4 | 71.81 miles (115.57 km) NE | Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
| 5 | 80.26 miles (129.16 km) N | Fremont Municipal Airport (FET) | Fremont, Nebraska, United States | |
| 6 | 80.27 miles (129.18 km) S | Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) | Manhattan, Kansas, United States | |
| 7 | 82.41 miles (132.62 km) NNE | Eppley Airfield (OMA) | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | |
| 8 | 84.27 miles (135.61 km) NE | Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (CBF) | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | |
| 9 | 85.01 miles (136.81 km) NNW | Columbus Municipal Airport (OLU) | Columbus, Nebraska, United States | |
| 10 | 86.27 miles (138.84 km) S | Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI) | Junction City, Kansas, United States | |
| 11 | 90.48 miles (145.61 km) WNW | Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI) | Hastings, Nebraska, United States | |
| 12 | 90.69 miles (145.94 km) N | Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) | Scribner, Nebraska, United States | |
| 13 | 93.67 miles (150.75 km) WNW | Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States | |
| 14 | 104.18 miles (167.66 km) ESE | Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) | St. Joseph, Missouri, United States | |
| 15 | 104.26 miles (167.79 km) SE | Philip Billard Municipal Airport (TOP) | Topeka, Kansas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,637.93 miles (17,120.05 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,615.40 miles (17,083.79 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,594.10 miles (17,049.52 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,592.31 miles (17,046.62 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,592.11 miles (17,046.31 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,558.23 miles (16,991.79 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,543.22 miles (16,967.62 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,533.83 miles (16,952.52 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,527.42 miles (16,942.20 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,522.06 miles (16,933.56 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,497.14 miles (16,893.47 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,491.32 miles (16,884.09 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,471.99 miles (16,852.99 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,438.70 miles (16,799.42 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,437.92 miles (16,798.17 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |