Nonstop flight route between Malay, Aklan, Philippines and Valdosta, Georgia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH), Malay, Aklan, Philippines and Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,036 miles (or 14,542 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 Godofredo P. Ramos Airport and Moody Air Force Base, 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 Godofredo P. Ramos Airport and Moody Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MPH / RPVE |
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| Location: | Malay, Aklan, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°55'28"N by 121°57'17"E |
| Area Served: | Malay, Aklan |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MPH |
| More Information: | MPH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAD / KVAD |
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| Location: | Valdosta, Georgia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'4"N by 83°11'34"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from VAD |
| More Information: | VAD Maps & Info |
Facts about Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH):
- The upgrading works would enable the airport not only to support jet aircraft but also to serve international destinations.
- The closest airport to Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH) is Tugdan Airport (TBH), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNE of MPH.
- Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Godofredo P. Ramos Airport handled 623,545 passengers last year.
- Because of Godofredo P. Ramos Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Godofredo P. Ramos 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 National Economic and Development Authority has approved the expansion of Godofredo P.
- Since November 8, 2002, the airport has been named after the late Godofredo P.
- The furthest airport from Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH) is Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA), which is nearly antipodal to Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (meaning Godofredo P. Ramos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,925 kilometers) away in Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Godofredo P. Ramos Airport", another name for MPH is "Paliparang Godofredo P. Ramos Paeuparan it Godofredo P. Ramos".
Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):
- The 347th flew the McDonnel-Douglas F-4E until 1988, when it upgraded to the Block 15 General Dynamics F-16A/B.
- In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
- The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
- To inject more realism into the training, ATC made arrangements with Strategic Air Command to allow instructor pilots to fly intercept missions against SAC bombers with F-86D Sabre, With the addition of interceptor crew training and the acquisition of interceptor aircraft, HQ USAF decided effective 20 October 1953 to assign ATC responsibility for supporting Air Defense Command's interceptor forces.
- The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
- Moody Army Airfield was activated on 26 June 1941.
