Nonstop flight route between Jolo, Sulu, Philippines and Daytona Beach, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jolo Airport (JOL), Jolo, Sulu, Philippines and Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB), Daytona Beach, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,594 miles (or 15,441 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 Daytona Beach 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 Daytona Beach International 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 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.
• Jolo Airport (JOL) currently has only 1 runway.
• In August 2008, a Manila-based construction company, CS Santiago Construction, won the bidding for the airport's expansion.
• 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.

Facts about Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB):

• The closest airport to Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) is Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SSW of DAB.
• All flights were moved to the new location at Bethune Point, right on the Halifax River.
• In 1969 Volusia County took over management of the airport from the City of Daytona Beach and renamed it Daytona Beach Regional Airport.
• Daytona Beach is served by two carriers, Delta Air Lines flying to Atlanta and New York and US Airways flying nonstop to Charlotte.
• Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,512 miles (18,527 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• NAS Daytona Beach conducted advanced training for Naval Aviators and enlisted Naval Aircrewmen of the US Navy and US Marine Corps in aircraft ranging from single seat F6F Hellcat and F4U Corsair fighters to the multi-seat SB2C Helldiver dive bomber.
• Because of Daytona Beach International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Daytona Beach 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.