Nonstop flight route between Siuna, Nicaragua and General Santos City, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Siuna Airport (SIU), Siuna, Nicaragua and General Santos International Airport (GES), General Santos City, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,974 miles (or 16,052 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 Siuna Airport and General Santos 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 Siuna Airport and General Santos 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: | SIU / MNSI | 
| Airport Name: | Siuna Airport | 
| Location: | Siuna, Nicaragua | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°43'0"N by 84°46'36"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Republica de Nicaragua | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 480 feet (146 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SIU | 
| More Information: | SIU Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GES / RPMR | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | General Santos City, Philippines | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°3'29"N by 125°5'45"E | 
| Area Served: | General Santos City | 
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 505 feet (154 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GES | 
| More Information: | GES Maps & Info | 
Facts about Siuna Airport (SIU):
- The closest airport to Siuna Airport (SIU) is Bonanza Airport (BZA), which is located 25 miles (39 kilometers) NNE of SIU.
- Siuna Airport (SIU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Siuna Airport's relatively low elevation of 480 feet, planes can take off or land at Siuna 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 Siuna Airport (SIU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Siuna Airport (meaning Siuna Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,286 miles (19,772 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about General Santos International Airport (GES):
- The furthest airport from General Santos International Airport (GES) is Itaituba Airport (ITB), which is nearly antipodal to General Santos International Airport (meaning General Santos International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Itaituba Airport), and is located 12,290 miles (19,779 kilometers) away in Itaituba, Pará, Brazil.
- Having a runway length of 3,227 meters and a runway width of 45 meters, General Santos International Airport has the country's third longest runway—to date—after Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila and Mactan-Cebu International Airport in Cebu.
- In 1993, the largest airport in Mindanao was built mainly on a fund granted by the United States Government amounting to USD 47.6 million through its United States Agency for International Development.
- Upon the opening of the new airport in 1996, it has since gotten hold of the record as the biggest airport facility in the island of Mindanao, which has then become a very promising addition to the potential of the city of General Santos in its bid to become a "Boom Town"—which means rapidly developing urban center—as it was indeed dubbed as is during the time.
- The closest airport to General Santos International Airport (GES) is Allah Valley Airport (AAV), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NW of GES.
- General Santos International Airport (GES) currently has only 1 runway.
- General Santos International Airport handled 611,274 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "General Santos International Airport", another name for GES is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Heneral SantosTugpahanang Pangkalibutanon sa Heneral SantosPangkalibutan nga Hulugpaan sang Heneral Santos".
- Because of General Santos International Airport's relatively low elevation of 505 feet, planes can take off or land at General Santos 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.
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