Nonstop flight route between Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines and David, Chiriquí Province, Panama:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Legazpi Airport (LGP), Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines and Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV), David, Chiriquí Province, Panama would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,104 miles (or 16,260 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 Enrique Malek 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 Legazpi Airport and Enrique Malek International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGP / RPLP |
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| Location: | Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°9'24"N by 123°44'45"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LGP |
| More Information: | LGP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAV / MPDA |
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| Location: | David, Chiriquí Province, Panama |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°23'27"N by 82°26'6"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Direccion Nacional De Aeronautica Civil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DAV |
| More Information: | DAV Maps & Info |
Facts about Legazpi Airport (LGP):
- 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.
- Although operating as sunrise-sunset due to lack of an instrument landing system, the airport can handle night landings and take-off but only on prior notice.
- 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.
- Legazpi Airport handled 435,151 passengers last year.
- When Pope John Paul II visited the Philippines in 1981, his itinerary included Legazpi City.
- Legazpi Airport (LGP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the mid-1990s, a Harrier jumpjet of the US Marines made an emergency landing here.
- Aside from PAL, Filipinas Orient Airways and Air Manila International served the airport before 1972, the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines.
- In addition to being known as "Legazpi Airport", another name for LGP is "Paliparan ng Legazpi".
- The closest airport to Legazpi Airport (LGP) is Virac Airport (VRC), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NE of LGP.
Facts about Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV):
- During heavy travel times, the airport registers 900 operations monthly, serving approximately 20,000 passengers from Mexico, the United States, Canada and Central America.
- Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 13 July 1943, there was an accident at this airfield that claimed the life of 12 airmen when their B-17 Flying Fortress stalled during approach and crashed in the runway.
- Because of Enrique Malek International Airport's relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Enrique Malek 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 closest airport to Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) is Coto 47 Airport (OTR), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) WNW of DAV.
- The furthest airport from Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Enrique Malek International Airport (meaning Enrique Malek International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,170 miles (19,585 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Enrique Malek International Airport", another name for DAV is "Aeropuerto Internacional Enrique Malek".
