Nonstop flight route between Miami, Florida, United States and Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines:
Departure Airport:
(25°47'35"N by 80°17'26"W)
Arrival Airport:
(10°18'47"N by 123°58'58"E)
Distance from MIA to CEB:
9,455.68 miles (15,217.40 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Miami International Airport (MIA), Miami, Florida, United States and Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB), Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,456 miles (or 15,217 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 Miami International Airport and Mactan-Cebu 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 Miami International Airport and Mactan-Cebu 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: | MIA / KMIA |
| Airport Name: | Miami International Airport |
| Location: | Miami, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°47'35"N by 80°17'26"W |
| Area Served: | South Florida metropolitan area |
| Operator/Owner: | Miami-Dade County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MIA |
| More Information: | MIA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEB / RPVM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°18'47"N by 123°58'58"E |
| Area Served: | Cebu City |
| Operator/Owner: | Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CEB |
| More Information: | CEB Maps & Info |
Facts about Miami International Airport (MIA):
- The furthest airport from Miami International Airport (MIA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,628 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1945 the City of Miami established a Port Authority and raised bond revenue to purchase the airport, which had been renamed 36th Street Airport, from Pan Am.
- The free MIA Mover connects the airport with the Miami Intermodal Center, where the car rental facility and bus terminal has relocated.
- Because of Miami International Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Miami 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.
- Miami International Airport handled 40,500,000 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Miami International Airport (MIA) is Miami Seaplane Base (MPB), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) E of MIA.
- Miami International Airport (MIA) has 4 runways.
- The Central Terminal consists of Concourses E, F, and G.
- American Airlines, American Eagle, Delta Air Lines, Miami Air, Sky King Airlines, and United Airlines all operate regular flights between MIA and several airports in Cuba, one of a few airports with direct airlink between the two nations.
Facts about Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB):
- On August 20, 2008, the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority announced that about 300 million Philippine pesos will be spent for the terminal expansion program to address the increasing volume of passenger traffic.
- The furthest airport from Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Mactan-Cebu International Airport (meaning Mactan-Cebu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,964 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Mactan-Cebu International Airport", another name for CEB is "Tugpahanang Pangkalibutan sa Mactan-SugboPaliparang Pandaigdig ng Mactan-Cebu".
- Because of Mactan-Cebu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Mactan-Cebu 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 runway was built by the United States Air Force in 1956 as an emergency airport for Strategic Air Command bombers and it was known as the Mactan Air Base.
- Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Mactan-Cebu International Airport handled 6,050,564 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) is Tagbilaran Airport (TAG), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) S of CEB.
- On December 11, 1994, Philippine Airlines Flight 434 was flying on its second leg of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport - Mactan-Cebu International Airport - New Tokyo International Airport route when a bomb on board exploded, killing a passenger.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.55 miles (12.16 km) E | Miami Seaplane Base (MPB) | Watson Island, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States |     |
| 2 | 7.92 miles (12.75 km) N | Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 13.40 miles (21.56 km) SW | Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 14.69 miles (23.63 km) NNE | North Perry Airport (HWO) | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 21.10 miles (33.96 km) NNE | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) | Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 21.86 miles (35.17 km) SSW | Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) | Homestead, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 28.88 miles (46.48 km) NNE | Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 32.69 miles (52.61 km) S | Ocean Reef Club Airport (OCA) | Key Largo, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 33.28 miles (53.56 km) NNE | Pompano Beach Airpark (PPM) | Pompano Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 38.01 miles (61.16 km) W | Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport (TNT) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 42.00 miles (67.59 km) NNE | Boca Raton Airport (BCT) | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 56.71 miles (91.26 km) NNE | Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA) | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 62.65 miles (100.83 km) N | Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 64.17 miles (103.27 km) E | South Bimini Airport (BIM) | Bimini, Bahamas | |
| 15 | 65.28 miles (105.06 km) ESE | Cat Cay Airport (CXY) | Cat Cay, Bimini Islands, Bahamas | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,574.86 miles (18,627.89 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,563.00 miles (18,608.80 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,530.01 miles (18,555.71 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,497.20 miles (18,502.90 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,493.56 miles (18,497.04 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,478.29 miles (18,472.47 km) SSE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,451.55 miles (18,429.43 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,448.06 miles (18,423.82 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,410.65 miles (18,363.61 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,388.89 miles (18,328.59 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,385.35 miles (18,322.89 km) WSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,367.96 miles (18,294.91 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,366.86 miles (18,293.14 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,358.66 miles (18,279.94 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,350.78 miles (18,267.26 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.72 miles (73.57 km) S | Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) | Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines | |
| 2 | 64.81 miles (104.31 km) NE | Ormoc Airport (OMC) | Ormoc City, Philippines | |
| 3 | 73.09 miles (117.63 km) WNW | Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) | Bacolod City, Philippines | |
| 4 | 82.09 miles (132.12 km) SW | Sibulan Airport (DGT) | Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines | |
| 5 | 88.27 miles (142.06 km) SE | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 6 | 94.98 miles (152.85 km) NE | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |
| 7 | 107.35 miles (172.77 km) WNW | Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) | Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines | |
| 8 | 108.83 miles (175.14 km) ESE | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 9 | 121.86 miles (196.11 km) NW | Roxas Airport (RXS) | Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines | |
| 10 | 121.88 miles (196.15 km) SSE | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 126.27 miles (203.21 km) SSW | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |
| 12 | 127.40 miles (205.03 km) NNE | Calbayog Airport (CYP) | Calbayog City, Samar, Philippines | |
| 13 | 138.67 miles (223.17 km) SE | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 14 | 141.69 miles (228.03 km) ESE | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 15 | 142.68 miles (229.62 km) WNW | Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ) | San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,405.35 miles (19,964.42 km) S | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,363.75 miles (19,897.48 km) W | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,313.56 miles (19,816.70 km) ESE | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,268.74 miles (19,744.58 km) E | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,239.27 miles (19,697.14 km) ESE | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,207.52 miles (19,646.06 km) E | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,115.31 miles (19,497.65 km) ESE | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,068.01 miles (19,421.53 km) S | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,039.02 miles (19,374.88 km) E | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,017.32 miles (19,339.96 km) S | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,982.41 miles (19,283.78 km) SSW | Barra do Garças Airport (BPG) | Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,967.98 miles (19,260.54 km) WSW | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,959.60 miles (19,247.07 km) WSW | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,959.36 miles (19,246.67 km) WSW | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,942.31 miles (19,219.24 km) SSE | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |