Nonstop flight route between Jolo, Sulu, Philippines and near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jolo Airport (JOL), Jolo, Sulu, Philippines and Flamingo International Airport (BON), near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,028 miles (or 17,748 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 Flamingo International 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 Flamingo International 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 |
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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: | BON / TNCB |
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| Location: | near Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°7'51"N by 68°16'6"W |
| Area Served: | Bonaire |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BON |
| More Information: | BON Maps & Info |
Facts about Jolo Airport (JOL):
- In addition to being known as "Jolo Airport", another name for JOL is "Paliparan ng Jolo".
- Jolo Airport handled 18,749 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Jolo Airport (JOL) is Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) NE of JOL.
- On December 14, 2009, then former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and ex-US Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie A.
- 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 is the airport serving the general area of Jolo, located in the province of Sulu in the Philippines.
- 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.
Facts about Flamingo International Airport (BON):
- In October 2008, Bonaire introduced the new CUTE system from SITA.
- Between 2000 and 2003 the airport saw a ongoing grow in passengers and freight but some decline since 2004
- Flamingo International Airport handled 462,897 passengers last year.
- American soldiers arrived on Bonaire in the second half of 1943 and their commander stated that a new airport had to be built.
- The furthest airport from Flamingo International Airport (BON) is Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG), which is nearly antipodal to Flamingo International Airport (meaning Flamingo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport), and is located 12,139 miles (19,535 kilometers) away in Malang, East Java, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Flamingo International Airport", another name for BON is "Bonaire International Airport".
- Flamingo International Airport (BON) currently has only 1 runway.
- The first Bonaire-Miami flight took place on April 19, 1980, possible since the runway extension of that year.
- The closest airport to Flamingo International Airport (BON) is Hato International Airport Curaçao International Airport (CUR), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) W of BON.
- Since May 2008, Bonaire International Airport has started with the renovation of the parking places at Flamingo Airport.
- Because of Flamingo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Flamingo 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.
