Nonstop flight route between Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines and Axum, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(13°51'26"N by 120°6'29"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E)
Distance from LBX to AXU:
5,419.70 miles (8,722.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lubang Airport (LBX), Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU), Axum, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,420 miles (or 8,722 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 Lubang Airport and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV 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 Lubang Airport and Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBX / RPLU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°51'26"N by 120°6'29"E |
| Area Served: | Lubang Island, Looc |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LBX |
| More Information: | LBX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AXU / HAAX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Axum, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°8'12"N by 38°46'33"E |
| Area Served: | Axum, Ethiopia |
| Operator/Owner: | Ethiopian Airports Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6916 feet (2,108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AXU |
| More Information: | AXU Maps & Info |
Facts about Lubang Airport (LBX):
- Because of Lubang Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Lubang 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.
- Lubang Airport (LBX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lubang Airport (LBX) is Mamburao Airport (MBO), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) SE of LBX.
- In addition to being known as "Lubang Airport", another name for LBX is "Paliparan ng Lubang".
- The furthest airport from Lubang Airport (LBX) is Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH), which is nearly antipodal to Lubang Airport (meaning Lubang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadeiro Camarão Airport), and is located 12,355 miles (19,884 kilometers) away in Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil.
Facts about Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU):
- The closest airport to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SE of AXU.
- The furthest airport from Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is nearly antipodal to Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (meaning Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fangatau Airport), and is located 12,318 miles (19,824 kilometers) away in Fangatau, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport", another name for AXU is "የአክሱም ዮሃነስ አራት የአየር ማረፊያ".
- On 2 May 1987, Douglas C-47A ET-AGT of Ethiopian Airlines was destroyed on the ground in an attack on the airport by Ethiopian Air Force MiG-23s.
- Because of Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport's high elevation of 6,916 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AXU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AXU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Axum Emperor Yohannes IV Airport (AXU) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 55.94 miles (90.02 km) SE | Mamburao Airport (MBO) | Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines |     |
| 2 | 65.65 miles (105.66 km) N | Subic Bay International Airport (SFS) | Morong, Bataan, Philippines | |
| 3 | 68.48 miles (110.20 km) NE | Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL) | Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines | |
| 4 | 75.84 miles (122.04 km) NE | Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) | Metro Manila, Philippines | |
| 5 | 96.62 miles (155.50 km) NNE | Clark International Airport (CRK) | Clark Special Economic Zone, Philippines | |
| 6 | 119.95 miles (193.05 km) S | Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) | Coron, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 7 | 120.33 miles (193.65 km) ESE | Marinduque Airport (MRQ) | Gasan, Marinduque, Philippines | |
| 8 | 121.14 miles (194.95 km) SSE | San Jose Airport (SJI) | San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 9 | 159.40 miles (256.53 km) NE | Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (BQA) | Baler, Aurora, Philippines | |
| 10 | 170.62 miles (274.58 km) SE | Tugdan Airport (TBH) | Alcantara, Romblon, Philippines | |
| 11 | 177.25 miles (285.26 km) N | Loakan Airport (BAG) | Baguio City, Philippines | |
| 12 | 182.50 miles (293.70 km) SE | Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH) | Malay, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 13 | 189.29 miles (304.62 km) SSW | El Nido Airport (ENI) | El Nido, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 14 | 189.63 miles (305.18 km) N | San Fernando Airport (SFE) | San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines | |
| 15 | 193.49 miles (311.40 km) E | Bagasbas Airport (DTE) | Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,355.24 miles (19,883.79 km) S | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,250.21 miles (19,714.75 km) SSW | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,224.13 miles (19,672.78 km) SE | Concepción Airport (CEP) | Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 4 | 12,198.63 miles (19,631.74 km) SW | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,191.87 miles (19,620.86 km) SSE | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,185.45 miles (19,610.53 km) S | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,175.96 miles (19,595.26 km) ESE | Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) | Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 12,173.75 miles (19,591.70 km) SSW | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,168.68 miles (19,583.55 km) E | Huacaraje Airport (BVK) | Huacaraje, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,155.85 miles (19,562.90 km) WSW | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,149.21 miles (19,552.21 km) E | Magdalena Airport (MGD) | Magdalena, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 12,097.73 miles (19,469.36 km) SE | Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 12,093.86 miles (19,463.14 km) ESE | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) | Trinidad, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 12,087.33 miles (19,452.63 km) SE | El Trompillo Airport (SRZ) | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 12,064.81 miles (19,416.38 km) E | Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 68.72 miles (110.60 km) SE | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 80.30 miles (129.23 km) N | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| 3 | 113.92 miles (183.34 km) NNE | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 4 | 128.77 miles (207.23 km) W | Humera Airport (HUE) | Humera, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 143.63 miles (231.14 km) SW | Gondar Atse Tewodros Airport (GDQ) | Gondar, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 150.15 miles (241.64 km) S | Lalibela Airport (LLI) | Lalibela, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 163.94 miles (263.84 km) SSW | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 184.94 miles (297.62 km) WNW | Kassala Airport (KSL) | Kassala, Sudan | |
| 9 | 201.33 miles (324.02 km) WNW | Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) | Khashm El Girba, Sudan | |
| 10 | 220.26 miles (354.47 km) SSE | Combolcha Airport (DSE) | Dessie / Kombolcha, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 235.79 miles (379.47 km) S | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 270.03 miles (434.57 km) ESE | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 13 | 272.87 miles (439.14 km) WSW | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 14 | 284.23 miles (457.43 km) E | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 15 | 336.38 miles (541.34 km) SE | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,318.37 miles (19,824.45 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,280.59 miles (19,763.64 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,202.49 miles (19,637.95 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,164.10 miles (19,576.17 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,112.78 miles (19,493.58 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,111.61 miles (19,491.69 km) E | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,100.02 miles (19,473.05 km) SSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 12,099.20 miles (19,471.73 km) E | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 12,076.28 miles (19,434.85 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 12,075.48 miles (19,433.56 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 12,068.09 miles (19,421.67 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 12,045.87 miles (19,385.90 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 12,036.28 miles (19,370.47 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,946.10 miles (19,225.33 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,933.43 miles (19,204.95 km) E | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |