Nonstop flight route between Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines and Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pagadian Airport (PAG), Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines and Abha Regional Airport (AHB), Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,449 miles (or 8,770 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 Pagadian Airport and Abha Regional 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 Pagadian Airport and Abha Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Pagadian Airport (PAG):

• In 2006, the airport was subjected to a PHP 379.46 million-worth rehabilitation and expansion project, pursuant of facility upgrade.
• In addition to being known as "Pagadian Airport", another name for PAG is "Paliparan ng PagadianTugpahanan sa Pagadian".
• Pagadian Airport (PAG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Pagadian Airport (PAG) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Pagadian Airport (meaning Pagadian Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,293 miles (19,783 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Pagadian Airport (PAG) is Labo Airport (OZC), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NE of PAG.
• The airport officially recommenced commercial operation on April 27, 2010 accommodating the first Cebu Pacific flight from Cebu City to Pagadian.
• Because of Pagadian Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Pagadian 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 Abha Regional Airport (AHB):

• Abha Regional Airport is an airport in Abha, the capital of 'Asir Province in Saudi Arabia.
• The site was new construction area between the cities of Khamis Mushait and Abha and served both equally.
• In addition to being known as "Abha Regional Airport", another name for AHB is "مطار أبهـــا".
• The closest airport to Abha Regional Airport (AHB) is Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH), which is located 121 miles (194 kilometers) N of AHB.
• Abha Regional Airport (AHB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Abha Regional Airport (AHB) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is nearly antipodal to Abha Regional Airport (meaning Abha Regional Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pukarua Airport), and is located 12,415 miles (19,980 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
• Because of Abha Regional Airport's high elevation of 6,858 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AHB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AHB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The design was carried out by the Dutch Consultants NACO.