Nonstop flight route between La Serena, Chile and Metro Manila, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between La Florida Airport (LSC), La Serena, Chile and Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), Metro Manila, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,118 miles (or 17,893 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 La Florida Airport and Ninoy Aquino 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 La Florida Airport and Ninoy Aquino International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about La Florida Airport (LSC):

• Because of La Florida Airport's relatively low elevation of 481 feet, planes can take off or land at La Florida 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 La Florida Airport (LSC) is Chamonate Airfield (CPO), which is located 187 miles (301 kilometers) NNE of LSC.
• La Florida Airport (LSC) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from La Florida Airport (LSC) is Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ), which is nearly antipodal to La Florida Airport (meaning La Florida Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,971 kilometers) away in Qianjiang, Chongqing, China.

Facts about Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL):

• In addition to being known as "Ninoy Aquino International Airport", another name for MNL is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino".
• The old international terminal would serve as Manila's domestic airport until another fire damaged it in May 1985.
• The furthest airport from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) is Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH), which is nearly antipodal to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (meaning Ninoy Aquino International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadeiro Camarão Airport), and is located 12,291 miles (19,780 kilometers) away in Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil.
• Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) has 2 runways.
• Ninoy Aquino International Airport handled 3,286,500 passengers last year.
• The Philippine government has made a new plan where Terminal 3 would be 100% operational by the end of 2011, but lowered their goal to 55% operational after further study.
• The Transportation and Communications Department previously announced that as soon as Terminal 3 becomes fully operational, Terminal 1 would be rehabilitated into an "Airport City", with the intention of Cebu Pacific Air to convert Terminal 1 into an exclusive terminal for their aircraft.
• The closest airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) is Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) W of MNL.
• The Manila Domestic Passenger Terminal, also known as Terminal 4, is host to all domestic flights within the Philippines that are operated by AirAsia Zest and Tigerair Philippines, among others.
• Because of Ninoy Aquino International Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Ninoy Aquino 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.