Nonstop flight route between Jolo, Sulu, Philippines and Paris, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jolo Airport (JOL), Jolo, Sulu, Philippines and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), Paris, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,142 miles (or 11,494 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 Paris Charles de Gaulle 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 Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Jolo Airport (JOL):

• In addition to being known as "Jolo Airport", another name for JOL is "Paliparan ng Jolo".
• Jolo Airport is the airport serving the general area of Jolo, located in the province of Sulu in the Philippines.
• 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.
• 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.
• In August 2008, a Manila-based construction company, CS Santiago Construction, won the bidding for the airport's expansion.
• 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.

Facts about Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG):

• Terminal 2E, with a daring design and wide open spaces, was CDG's newest addition.
• The fast services take about 30 minutes to the Gare du Nord, the stopping services about 35.
• Before this accident, ADP had been planning for an initial public offering in 2005 with the new terminal as a major attraction for investors.
• Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport handled 62,052,917 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport", other names for CDG include "Aéroport Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle" and "Roissy Airport".
• Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) has 4 runways.
• The closest airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) WSW of CDG.
• The Frutiger typeface was commissioned for use in the airport and implemented on signs throughout the building in 1975.
• Roissypôle is a complex consisting of office buildings, shopping areas, and hotels within Charles de Gaulle Airport.
• Because of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport's relatively low elevation of 392 feet, planes can take off or land at Paris Charles de Gaulle 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 February 2005, the results from the administrative inquiry were published.
• The furthest airport from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (meaning Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,074 miles (19,432 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.