Nonstop flight route between Proserpine, Queensland, Australia and Baguio City, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP), Proserpine, Queensland, Australia and Loakan Airport (BAG), Baguio City, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,175 miles (or 5,109 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 Whitsunday Coast Airport and Loakan 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 Whitsunday Coast Airport and Loakan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PPP / YBPN |
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Location: | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°29'42"S by 148°33'6"E |
Operator/Owner: | Whitsunday Regional Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PPP |
More Information: | PPP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAG / RPUB |
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Location: | Baguio City, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°22'30"N by 120°37'9"E |
Area Served: | Baguio City |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4251 feet (1,296 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BAG |
More Information: | BAG Maps & Info |
Facts about Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP):
- The closest airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) is Whitsunday Airport (WSY), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) NE of PPP.
- The furthest airport from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,963 miles (19,253 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- In addition to being known as "Whitsunday Coast Airport", another name for PPP is "Proserpine/Whitsunday Coast Airport".
- Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) has 2 runways.
- Plans to build an airfield in Proserpine commenced in 1936, however construction was delayed due to a lack of funding.
- Because of Whitsunday Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Whitsunday Coast 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 September 2001, the airport suffered heavily from the collapse of Ansett Australia, who at the time were the biggest operators out of Proserpine with direct services to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
Facts about Loakan Airport (BAG):
- The furthest airport from Loakan Airport (BAG) is Concepción Airport (CEP), which is nearly antipodal to Loakan Airport (meaning Loakan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Concepción Airport), and is located 12,261 miles (19,731 kilometers) away in Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
- Loakan Airport handled 9,805 passengers last year.
- Loakan Airport (BAG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Loakan Airport (BAG) is San Fernando Airport (SFE), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NW of BAG.
- In addition to being known as "Loakan Airport", another name for BAG is "Paliparan ng Loakan Pagtayaban ti Loakan".
- Because of Loakan Airport's high elevation of 4,251 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BAG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BAG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.