Nonstop flight route between Jolo, Sulu, Philippines and Mytilene, Lesbos Island, Greece:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jolo Airport (JOL), Jolo, Sulu, Philippines and Mytilene International Airport (MJT), Mytilene, Lesbos Island, Greece would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,191 miles (or 9,963 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 Mytilene 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 Mytilene 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".
• In August 2008, a Manila-based construction company, CS Santiago Construction, won the bidding for the airport's expansion.
• The closest airport to Jolo Airport (JOL) is Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) NE of 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.
• 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 was constructed in the 1940s during World War II as a staging point for American fighter aircraft.
• 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.

Facts about Mytilene International Airport (MJT):

• The closest airport to Mytilene International Airport (MJT) is Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport (Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport) (EDO), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NNE of MJT.
• The furthest airport from Mytilene International Airport (MJT) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,282 miles (18,156 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Mytilene International Airport (MJT) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Mytilene International Airport", other names for MJT include "Odysseas Elytis" and "Διεθνής Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Μυτιλήνης Οδυσσέας Ελύτης"".
• Because of Mytilene International Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Mytilene 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.