Nonstop flight route between Manzanillo, Cuba and Metro Manila, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO), Manzanillo, Cuba and Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), Metro Manila, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,736 miles (or 15,669 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 Sierra Maestra Airport and Ninoy Aquino 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 Sierra Maestra Airport and Ninoy Aquino International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO):

• The closest airport to Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO) is Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) ENE of MZO.
• Because of Sierra Maestra Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Sierra Maestra 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 Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,747 miles (18,905 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL):

• In addition to being known as "Ninoy Aquino International Airport", another name for MNL is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Ninoy Aquino".
• In 1954 the airport's international runway and associated taxiway were built, and in 1956, construction was started on a control tower and a terminal building for international passengers.
• 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.
• Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) has 2 runways.
• The third terminal of the airport, Terminal 3 or NAIA-3, is the newest and biggest terminal in the NAIA complex, wherein construction started in 1997.
• The terminal officially opened to selected domestic flights from July 22, 2008, with Cebu Pacific international flights using it from August 1, 2008.
• Piatco have instituted arbitration proceedings before different international bodies to recover a fair settlement.
• 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.
• 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.
• Ninoy Aquino International Airport handled 3,286,500 passengers last year.
• The development of the Manila International Airport was finally approved through the promulgation of Executive Order No.
• In 1974, the detailed designs were adopted by the Philippine Government and was subsequently approved by the Asian Development Bank on September 18, 1975.