Nonstop flight route between Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines and Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Legazpi Airport (LGP), Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines and Swansea Airport (SWS), Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,985 miles (or 11,241 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 Swansea 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 Swansea 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):

• In early 2006, the proposed Southern Luzon International Airport was unveiled to the public in major newspapers.
• In addition to being known as "Legazpi Airport", another name for LGP is "Paliparan ng Legazpi".
• In February 2000, during a lull in nearby Mayon Volcano's eruption, a chartered Boeing 727 from Guam landed, bringing relief goods for evacuees.
• The jet age came to Legazpi in the late 1960s and by the 1970s Philippine Airlines introduced regular service to/from Manila using British Aircraft Corporation's BAC 1-11s.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Legazpi Airport (LGP) is Virac Airport (VRC), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NE of 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.
• Legazpi Airport (LGP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Legazpi Airport handled 435,151 passengers last year.

Facts about Swansea Airport (SWS):

• The furthest airport from Swansea Airport (SWS) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,966 miles (19,257 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Swansea Airport (SWS) has 2 runways.
• The airport was, for a short time, the headquarters of Air Wales before they ceased all operations from the airport to focus on more popular routes from Cardiff International Airport, although before their demise, the headquarters remained in Swansea, instead at a city-centre location.
• De Havilland Aviation were based at the airport from 1996 to 2002 restoring former de Havilland military and naval aircraft to flying condition, including Vampires, Venom, Sea Devon and Sea Vixen.
• The Welsh Assembly Government is currently conducting studies into improving the facilities at the airport as part of the transport infrastructure development strategy for the whole of Wales.
• Because of Swansea Airport's relatively low elevation of 299 feet, planes can take off or land at Swansea 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.
• There has been widespread local opposition against the idea of further development of the airport.
• Located on the eastern part of the site is the airport's only terminal building with seats for 25 passengers.
• The closest airport to Swansea Airport (SWS) is MoD St Athan (DGX), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) ESE of SWS.
• The airport is mainly used to handle light helicopters and small private aircraft.