Nonstop flight route between Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines and Mtwara, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Legazpi Airport (LGP), Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines and Mtwara Airport (MYW), Mtwara, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,955 miles (or 9,583 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 Mtwara 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 Mtwara 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: | MYW / HTMT |
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Location: | Mtwara, Tanzania |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°20'9"S by 40°10'54"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 371 feet (113 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MYW |
More Information: | MYW Maps & Info |
Facts about Legazpi Airport (LGP):
- 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.
- Legazpi Airport (LGP) currently has only 1 runway.
- On September 15, 2001, coming home from her state visit to Japan, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo flew to Legazpi non-stop from Tokyo using a chartered PAL Airbus A320, highlighting the capability of the airport to handle international air traffic.
- 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.
- 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.
- In February 2000, during a lull in nearby Mayon Volcano's eruption, a chartered Boeing 727 from Guam landed, bringing relief goods for evacuees.
- In the mid-1990s, a Harrier jumpjet of the US Marines made an emergency landing here.
- Legazpi Airport handled 435,151 passengers last year.
- In early 2006, the proposed Southern Luzon International Airport was unveiled to the public in major newspapers.
Facts about Mtwara Airport (MYW):
- Because of Mtwara Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Mtwara 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 furthest airport from Mtwara Airport (MYW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,233 miles (18,077 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Mtwara Airport handled 19,718 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Mtwara Airport", another name for MYW is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mtwara (Swahili)".
- The closest airport to Mtwara Airport (MYW) is Lindi / Kikwetu Airport (LDI), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NW of MYW.
- Mtwara Airport (MYW) has 2 runways.