Nonstop flight route between Marietta, Georgia, United States and Coron, Palawan, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE), Marietta, Georgia, United States and Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU), Coron, Palawan, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,868 miles (or 14,272 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 Dobbins Air Reserve Base and Francisco B. Reyes 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 Dobbins Air Reserve Base and Francisco B. Reyes Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGE / KMGE |
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| Location: | Marietta, Georgia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°54'55"N by 84°30'59"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from MGE |
| More Information: | MGE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | USU / RPVV |
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| Location: | Coron, Palawan, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°7'17"N by 120°5'59"E |
| Area Served: | Busuanga and Coron, Palawan |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 148 feet (45 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from USU |
| More Information: | USU Maps & Info |
Facts about Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE):
- The closest airport to Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE) is Fulton County Airport (FTY), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) S of MGE.
- Also in 1948 the airfield became Marietta Air Force Base as a result of the creation of the United States Air Force.
- The mission of the Marietta Army Airfield was acceptance testing of B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers for the USAAF, the modification of B-29s, and the operation of an Army Air Depot.
- In addition to taking over Rickenbacker Field, the United States Army Air Forces purchased a parcel of land just north of the airfield for a cantonment area.
- After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, work on this new airfield accelerated rapidly.
- In June 1992 the official name was changed from Dobbins Air Force Base to Dobbins Air Reserve Base.
- The furthest airport from Dobbins Air Reserve Base (MGE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,314 miles (18,208 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Dobbins ARB has two runways which it shares with the General Lucius D.
- In addition to being known as "Dobbins Air Reserve Base", another name for MGE is "Dobbins ARB".
Facts about Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU):
- Because of Francisco B. Reyes Airport's relatively low elevation of 148 feet, planes can take off or land at Francisco B. Reyes 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 Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) is Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH), which is nearly antipodal to Francisco B. Reyes Airport (meaning Francisco B. Reyes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadeiro Camarão Airport), and is located 12,395 miles (19,948 kilometers) away in Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) is San Jose Airport (SJI), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) ENE of USU.
- In addition to being known as "Francisco B. Reyes Airport", another name for USU is "Paliparang Francisco B. Reyes".
- Francisco B. Reyes Airport handled 51,431 passengers last year.
- The airport terminal was severely damaged by Supertyphooon Haiyan in November 2013.
- Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) currently has only 1 runway.
