Nonstop flight route between Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States and Zamboanga City, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between North Texas Regional Airport (PNX), Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States and Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM), Zamboanga City, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,654 miles (or 13,928 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 North Texas Regional Airport and Zamboanga 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 North Texas Regional Airport and Zamboanga International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PNX / KGYI |
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| Location: | Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°42'51"N by 96°40'24"W |
| Area Served: | Sherman / Denison |
| Operator/Owner: | Grayson County, Texas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 749 feet (228 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PNX |
| More Information: | PNX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZAM / RPMZ |
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| Location: | Zamboanga City, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°55'21"N by 122°3'34"E |
| Area Served: | Zamboanga City |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZAM |
| More Information: | ZAM Maps & Info |
Facts about North Texas Regional Airport (PNX):
- The closest airport to North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) is Eaker Field (DUA), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) NE of PNX.
- The airport is on the site of Perrin Air Force Base, which was built in 1941 and closed in 1971.
- North Texas Regional Airport / Perrin Field is a county owned airport in Grayson County, Texas between Sherman and Denison.
- In addition to being known as "North Texas Regional Airport", other names for PNX include "Perrin Field" and "GYI".
- North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) has 2 runways.
- It had three runways, but one 8,000' runway is now a taxiway.
- The furthest airport from North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,878 miles (17,506 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of North Texas Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 749 feet, planes can take off or land at North Texas 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 Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM):
- Because of Zamboanga International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Zamboanga 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 national government through the DOTC, alloted 15 million pesos for the feasibility study of the project.
- The runway is presently being shared between the airport and the Edwin Andrews Air Base.
- December 21, 2007 - The Philippine Department of Transportation and Communications has allotted some P257 million for the improvement of Zamboanga Airport in Zamboanga City.
- The closest airport to Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) is Ipil Airport (IPE), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) NNE of ZAM.
- On December 10, 2004, South Phoenix Airways announced their international flights to Sandakan and Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia, but it was eventually cut due to poor load of passengers.
- The furthest airport from Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) is Itaituba Airport (ITB), which is nearly antipodal to Zamboanga International Airport (meaning Zamboanga International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Itaituba Airport), and is located 12,209 miles (19,648 kilometers) away in Itaituba, Pará, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Zamboanga International Airport", another name for ZAM is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng ZamboangaAeropuerto Internacional de Zamboanga".
- Zamboanga International Airport handled 904,668 passengers last year.
- Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) currently has only 1 runway.
