Nonstop flight route between Marion, Illinois, United States and Jolo, Sulu, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA), Marion, Illinois, United States and Jolo Airport (JOL), Jolo, Sulu, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,846 miles (or 14,237 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 Williamson County Regional Airport and Jolo 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 Williamson County Regional Airport and Jolo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MWA / KMWA |
Airport Name: | Williamson County Regional Airport |
Location: | Marion, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°45'18"N by 89°0'39"W |
Area Served: | Marion, Illinois |
Operator/Owner: | Williamson County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 472 feet (144 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MWA |
More Information: | MWA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JOL / RPMJ |
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Location: | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°3'12"N by 121°0'39"E |
Area Served: | Jolo, Sulu |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JOL |
More Information: | JOL Maps & Info |
Facts about Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA):
- The furthest airport from Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,065 miles (17,807 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) is Southern Illinois Airport (MDH), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) W of MWA.
- It has one FBO, Aeroflite, located at the base of the control tower on the general aviation ramp.
- Essential Air Service service was previously operated by Great Lakes Airlines.
- Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) has 2 runways.
- Because of Williamson County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 472 feet, planes can take off or land at Williamson County Regional 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.
Facts about Jolo Airport (JOL):
- Jolo Airport (JOL) currently has only 1 runway.
- A three million-dollar expansion project, financed by the United States, seeks to rehabilitate the old airport by expanding the current runway to over 2,000 meters, enabling aircraft as large as the Boeing 737 to land at the airport.
- The furthest airport from Jolo Airport (JOL) is Maués Airport (MBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Jolo Airport (meaning Jolo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maués Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,683 kilometers) away in Maués, Amazonas, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Jolo Airport (JOL) is Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) NE of JOL.
- In addition to being known as "Jolo Airport", another name for JOL is "Paliparan ng Jolo".
- Jolo Airport handled 18,749 passengers last year.
- Jolo Airport is the airport serving the general area of Jolo, located in the province of Sulu in the Philippines.
- Because of Jolo Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Jolo 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.