Nonstop flight route between Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom and Tacloban City, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Port Stanley Airport (PSY), Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom and Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC), Tacloban City, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,637 miles (or 15,509 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 Port Stanley Airport and Daniel Z. Romualdez 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 Port Stanley Airport and Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Port Stanley Airport (PSY):

• In 1971, the Argentine Air Force broke the islands' isolation starting with amphibious flights from Comodoro Rivadavia with Grumman HU-16B Albatross aircraft operated by LADE, Argentina's military airline.
• During the Falklands War of 1982, Argentine forces occupied the airport.
• The furthest airport from Port Stanley Airport (PSY) is Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE), which is nearly antipodal to Port Stanley Airport (meaning Port Stanley Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mohe Gulian Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Mohe, Heilongjiang, China.
• In 1973, the United Kingdom signed a Communications Agreement with Argentina to fund an airstrip on the islands.
• Because of Port Stanley Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Stanley 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.
• Port Stanley Airport (PSY) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Port Stanley Airport (PSY) is RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) WSW of PSY.

Facts about Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC):

• Access to the airport from central Tacloban City is served by the jeepney services on the Downtown-San Jose-Airport route, from Marasbaras route, and the service from nearby Palo.
• The administrative building houses the offices of airport staff and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines.
• In addition to being known as "Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport", another name for TAC is "Paliparang Daniel Z. RomualdezLuparan Daniel Z. Romualdez".
• First known as San Jose Airstrip after the village it is located in, it was constructed as an airstrip for the U.S.
• Because of Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Daniel Z. Romualdez 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.
• Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) currently has only 1 runway.
• In September 13, 2012, the Budget department has released P4.6 billion to support the public-private partnership projects of the Department of Transportation and Communications.
• The furthest airport from Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (meaning Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,364 miles (19,897 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• However, on 11 November, the airport reopened, but for turboprop aircraft only.
• The closest airport to Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) is Ormoc Airport (OMC), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of TAC.
• Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport handled 1,140,000 passengers last year.