Nonstop flight route between Jolo, Sulu, Philippines and Macapá, Amapá, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(6°3'12"N by 121°0'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(0°3'2"N by 51°4'13"W)
Distance from JOL to MCP:
11,746.78 miles (18,904.56 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jolo Airport (JOL), Jolo, Sulu, Philippines and Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP), Macapá, Amapá, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,747 miles (or 18,905 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 Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International 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: | MCP / SBMQ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°3'2"N by 51°4'13"W |
| Area Served: | Macapá |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCP |
| More Information: | MCP Maps & Info |
Facts about Jolo Airport (JOL):
- 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.
- Jolo Airport handled 18,749 passengers last year.
- At the end of the war, the airport, then owned by the United States military, was turned over to the Sulu provincial government.
- In addition to being known as "Jolo Airport", another name for JOL is "Paliparan ng Jolo".
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP):
- In addition to being known as "Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport", another name for MCP is "Aeroporto Internacional de Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre".
- It is operated by Infraero.
- Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport handled 573,533 passengers last year.
- Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre 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.
- The airport is located 3 km from downtown Macapá.
- The furthest airport from Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) is Arso Airport (ARJ), which is nearly antipodal to Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (meaning Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arso Airport), and is located 12,210 miles (19,650 kilometers) away in Arso, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) is Serra do Areão Airport (MEU), which is located 124 miles (200 kilometers) WSW of MCP.
| 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 | 124.20 miles (199.88 km) WSW | Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) | Almeirim, Pará, Brazil | |
| 2 | 204.67 miles (329.38 km) ESE | Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL) | Belém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 242.28 miles (389.92 km) SSW | Altamira Airport (ATM) | Altamira, Pará, Brazil | |
| 4 | 286.89 miles (461.70 km) NNW | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 5 | 308.42 miles (496.35 km) WSW | Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) | Santarém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 6 | 322.59 miles (519.16 km) NW | Maripasoula Airport (MPY) | Maripasoula, French Guiana | |
| 7 | 341.34 miles (549.34 km) NNW | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 8 | 374.91 miles (603.36 km) NW | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |
| 9 | 376.29 miles (605.57 km) NW | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| 10 | 378.10 miles (608.49 km) NW | Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) | Paloemeu, Suriname | |
| 11 | 383.13 miles (616.58 km) WSW | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 12 | 385.78 miles (620.85 km) NW | Tepoe Airstrip (KCB) | Kasikasima, Suriname | |
| 13 | 397.41 miles (639.57 km) SSE | João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) | Marabá, Pará, Brazil | |
| 14 | 409.16 miles (658.49 km) NW | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 15 | 409.29 miles (658.69 km) NW | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,210.00 miles (19,650.04 km) S | Arso Airport (ARJ) | Arso, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,210.00 miles (19,650.04 km) S | Amahai Airport (AHI) | Amahai, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,177.67 miles (19,598.01 km) WSW | Ayawasi Airport (AYW) | Ayawasi, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,177.38 miles (19,597.55 km) SSE | Pattimura Airport (PTA) (AMQ) | Ambon, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,138.95 miles (19,535.70 km) ENE | Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC) | Manado, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,132.79 miles (19,525.79 km) SW | Fakfak Airport (FKQ) | Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,132.13 miles (19,524.73 km) SSE | Namrole Airport (NRE) | Buru, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,116.05 miles (19,498.84 km) NNE | Melangguane Airport (MNA) | Melangguane, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,087.90 miles (19,453.54 km) NE | Naha Airport (NAH) | Tahuna, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,083.50 miles (19,446.46 km) WSW | Anggi Airport (AGD) | Anggi, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,082.03 miles (19,444.09 km) WSW | Babo Airport (BXB) | Babo, Western New Guinea, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,078.35 miles (19,438.18 km) W | Rendani Airport (MKW) | Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,024.59 miles (19,351.65 km) SW | Kaimana Airport (KNG) | Kaimana, Papua, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,021.72 miles (19,347.03 km) W | Kornasoren Airport (FOO) | Noemfoor, Schouten Islands, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,014.05 miles (19,334.69 km) E | Jalaluddin Airport (GTO) | Gorontalo, Indonesia | |