Nonstop flight route between Metro Manila, Philippines and Houston, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), Metro Manila, Philippines and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,524 miles (or 13,718 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 Ninoy Aquino International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental 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 Ninoy Aquino International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Ninoy Aquino International Airport", another name for MNL is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino".
• Ninoy Aquino International Airport handled 3,286,500 passengers last year.
• 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.
• Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• Officially, NAIA is the only airport serving the Manila area.
• The terminal officially opened to selected domestic flights from July 22, 2008, with Cebu Pacific international flights using it from August 1, 2008.
• The terminal reached capacity in 1991, when it registered a total passenger volume of 4.53 million.
• While the original agreement was one in which PairCargo and Fraport AG would operate the airport for several years after its construction, followed by a handing over of the terminal to the Philippine Government, the government offered to buy out Fraport AG for $400 million, to which Fraport agreed.
• Its apron area has a size of 147,400 square metres.

Facts about George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):

• An underground inter-terminal train outside of the sterile zone connects all five terminals and the airport hotel which can be accessed by all.
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has 5 runways.
• Terminal C was the third terminal to open at the airport following A and B in 1981.
• In addition to being known as "George Bush Intercontinental Airport", another name for IAH is "Houston-Intercontinental".
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport handled 40,128,953 passengers last year.
• Terminal B was also one of the original two terminals of the airport to open in 1969 and was also designed by Goleman & Rolfe and George Pierce-Abel B.
• On June 19, 2014, Emirates Airlines announced that it would become the second operator of the Airbus A380 at Intercontinental Airport, upgrading its service from Dubai to Houston from Boeing 777 to the "Super Jumbo" A380.
• Houston Intercontinental had been scheduled to open in 1967, but design changes regarding the terminals created cost overruns and construction delays.
• The Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center, located on the airport grounds at 16600 JFK Boulevard, serves as the region's ARTCC.
• The furthest airport from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The closest airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of IAH.
• On August 28, 1990, Continental Airlines agreed to build its maintenance center at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
• On July 11, 2013, Air China began nonstop flights from Houston to Beijing, China using a Boeing 777-300ER.
• Because of George Bush Intercontinental Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at George Bush Intercontinental 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.