Nonstop flight route between Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines and Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pagadian Airport (PAG), Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines and Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,168 miles (or 17,973 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 Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PAG / RPMP |
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Location: | Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°49'37"N by 123°27'29"E |
Area Served: | Pagadian City |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PAG |
More Information: | PAG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOR / SBFZ |
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Location: | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°46'32"S by 38°31'55"W |
Area Served: | Fortaleza |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FOR |
More Information: | FOR Maps & Info |
Facts about Pagadian Airport (PAG):
- 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.
- 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.
- Under Aquino's PPP program, the airport is scheduled to receive 42 million subsidy for upgrading of its facilities.
- In addition to being known as "Pagadian Airport", another name for PAG is "Paliparan ng PagadianTugpahanan sa Pagadian".
- PAL Express, a subsidiary of the Philippine Airlines, recently terminated its Manila-Pagadian-Manila and Cebu-Pagadian-Cebu routes but still maintains its ticketing office inside the airport.
- In 2006, the airport was subjected to a PHP 379.46 million-worth rehabilitation and expansion project, pursuant of facility upgrade.
- Pagadian Airport (PAG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Pagadian Airport (PAG) is Labo Airport (OZC), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NE of PAG.
Facts about Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR):
- Because of Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Pinto Martins – Fortaleza 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.
- In addition to being known as "Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport", another name for FOR is "Aeroporto Internacional Pinto Martins – Fortaleza".
- The furthest airport from Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) is Batom Airport (BXM), which is located 11,999 miles (19,310 kilometers) away in Batom, Indonesia.
- Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport is the airport serving Fortaleza, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) is Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) SE of FOR.
- Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport handled 5,952,629 passengers last year.
- In 2012 the airport was ranked 8th in terms of cargo handled in Brazil, placing it amongst the busiest airports in the country.
- During World War II, the airport was an important allied base supporting the Southern Atlantic operations.
- On August 31, 2009, Infraero unveiled a BRL525 million investiment plan to up-grade Pinto Martins International Airport focusing on the preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Brazil, Fortaleza being one of the venue cities.
- Since January 7, 1974 the airport is operated by Infraero and in 1997 it was upgraded to international category.