Nonstop flight route between Morong, Bataan, Philippines and Blythe, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Subic Bay International Airport (SFS), Morong, Bataan, Philippines and Blythe Airport (BLH), Blythe, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,511 miles (or 12,087 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 Subic Bay International Airport and Blythe 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 Subic Bay International Airport and Blythe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SFS / RPLB |
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| Location: | Morong, Bataan, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°47'39"N by 120°16'17"E |
| Area Served: | Olongapo City |
| Operator/Owner: | Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SFS |
| More Information: | SFS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLH / KBLH |
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| Location: | Blythe, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°36'52"N by 114°42'47"W |
| Area Served: | Blythe, California |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Riverside |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 399 feet (122 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BLH |
| More Information: | BLH Maps & Info |
Facts about Subic Bay International Airport (SFS):
- In addition to being known as "Subic Bay International Airport", another name for SFS is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Look ng Subic".
- Because of Subic Bay International Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Subic Bay 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.
- Subic Bay International Airport or SBIA serves as a secondary airport and a main diversion airport of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
- Subic Bay International Airport (SFS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is also a base of a flight school Aeroflite Aviation Corp since 2006.
- The closest airport to Subic Bay International Airport (SFS) is Clark International Airport (CRK), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NE of SFS.
- The furthest airport from Subic Bay International Airport (SFS) is Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH), which is nearly antipodal to Subic Bay International Airport (meaning Subic Bay International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadeiro Camarão Airport), and is located 12,290 miles (19,778 kilometers) away in Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil.
Facts about Blythe Airport (BLH):
- The furthest airport from Blythe Airport (BLH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,472 miles (18,462 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Blythe Airport (BLH) is Laguna Army Airfield (LGF), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) SSE of BLH.
- At its peak in December, 1943 the base had a population just short of 8000 uniformed and civilian personnel.
- In addition to being known as "Blythe Airport", another name for BLH is "(former Blythe Army Air Field)".
- Because of Blythe Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Blythe 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 airfield was declared surplus in 1946 and was reported to the General Service Administration for disposal.
- The airport was leased by the United States Army in 1942 and between 1942 and 1944, the U.S.
- It never served Blythe, but Pacific Southwest Airlines conducted jet training flights from the Blythe Airport on occasion.
- In addition to the main facility at Blythe, several auxiliary airfields were built.
- Blythe Airport (BLH) has 2 runways.
