Nonstop flight route between Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines and Berbera, Somalia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Legazpi Airport (LGP), Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines and Berbera Airport (BBO), Berbera, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,312 miles (or 8,549 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 Legazpi Airport and Berbera 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 Legazpi Airport and Berbera Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Legazpi Airport (LGP):

• The closest airport to Legazpi Airport (LGP) is Virac Airport (VRC), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NE of LGP.
• In addition to being known as "Legazpi Airport", another name for LGP is "Paliparan ng Legazpi".
• Because of Legazpi Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Legazpi 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.
• Legazpi Airport (LGP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Aside from PAL, Filipinas Orient Airways and Air Manila International served the airport before 1972, the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines.
• In early 2006, the proposed Southern Luzon International Airport was unveiled to the public in major newspapers.
• Legazpi Airport handled 435,151 passengers last year.
• Legazpi Airport in the Philippines is a major airport in the Bicol Region, serving the vicinity of Legazpi City in Albay.
• When Pope John Paul II visited the Philippines in 1981, his itinerary included Legazpi City.
• The furthest airport from Legazpi Airport (LGP) is Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA), which is nearly antipodal to Legazpi Airport (meaning Legazpi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport), and is located 12,281 miles (19,765 kilometers) away in Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Facts about Berbera Airport (BBO):

• The closest airport to Berbera Airport (BBO) is Burao Airport (BUO), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) SE of BBO.
• Berbera Airport (BBO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Berbera Airport (BBO) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Berbera Airport (meaning Berbera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,164 miles (19,577 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• Because of Berbera Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Berbera 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.