Nonstop flight route between Jolo, Sulu, Philippines and Ryazan, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jolo Airport (JOL), Jolo, Sulu, Philippines and Turlatovo Airport (RZN), Ryazan, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,524 miles (or 8,890 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 Turlatovo 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 Turlatovo 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):

• The closest airport to Jolo Airport (JOL) is Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) NE of JOL.
• A three million-dollar expansion project, financed by the United States, seeks to rehabilitate the old airport by expanding the current runway to over 2,000 meters, enabling aircraft as large as the Boeing 737 to land at the airport.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Jolo Airport", another name for JOL is "Paliparan ng Jolo".
• Jolo Airport (JOL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Jolo Airport handled 18,749 passengers last year.
• On December 14, 2009, then former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and ex-US Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie A.
• 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 Turlatovo Airport (RZN):

• The furthest airport from Turlatovo Airport (RZN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,662 miles (17,159 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Turlatovo Airport", another name for RZN is "Аэропорт Турлатово".
• The closest airport to Turlatovo Airport (RZN) is Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) NW of RZN.
• Because of Turlatovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 502 feet, planes can take off or land at Turlatovo 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.