Nonstop flight route between Saltillo, Mexico and Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines:
Departure Airport:
(25°32'57"N by 100°55'42"W)
Arrival Airport:
(18°10'41"N by 120°31'54"E)
Distance from SLW to LAO:
8,327.12 miles (13,401.17 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW), Saltillo, Mexico and Laoag International Airport (LAO), Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,327 miles (or 13,401 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 Plan de Guadalupe International Airport and Laoag 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 Plan de Guadalupe International Airport and Laoag 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: | SLW / MMIO |
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| Location: | Saltillo, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°32'57"N by 100°55'42"W |
| Area Served: | Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | Administradora Coahuilense de Infraestructura y Transporte Aéreo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4778 feet (1,456 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLW |
| More Information: | SLW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAO / RPLI |
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| Location: | Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°10'41"N by 120°31'54"E |
| Area Served: | Laoag City |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAO |
| More Information: | LAO Maps & Info |
Facts about Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW):
- The closest airport to Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) is General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) ENE of SLW.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 4,778 feet above mean sea level.
- Plan de Guadalupe International Airport is an airport located at Ramos Arizpe in the state of Coahuila in Mexico.
- The furthest airport from Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,359 miles (18,281 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Plan de Guadalupe International Airport", another name for SLW is "Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe".
- Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) has 2 runways.
- Because of Plan de Guadalupe International Airport's high elevation of 4,778 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Laoag International Airport (LAO):
- The closest airport to Laoag International Airport (LAO) is Tuguegarao Airport (TUG), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) ESE of LAO.
- Laoag International Airport (LAO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Laoag International Airport", another name for LAO is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng LaoagSangalubong a Pagtayaban ti Laoag".
- Laoag International Airport handled 177,339 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Laoag International Airport (LAO) is Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ), which is nearly antipodal to Laoag International Airport (meaning Laoag International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Puerto Suárez International Airport), and is located 12,316 miles (19,820 kilometers) away in Puerto Suárez, Bolivia.
- Because of Laoag International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Laoag 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.59 miles (86.25 km) ENE | General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |     |
| 2 | 102.80 miles (165.44 km) NNW | Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) | Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 3 | 154.71 miles (248.98 km) W | Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC) | Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 4 | 155.51 miles (250.27 km) NNE | Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | |
| 5 | 164.95 miles (265.46 km) NNE | Laredo International Airport (LRD) | Laredo, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 170.97 miles (275.15 km) ENE | General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) | Reynosa, Mexico | |
| 7 | 172.75 miles (278.01 km) ENE | McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 177.77 miles (286.09 km) SE | General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 9 | 208.80 miles (336.03 km) ENE | Valley International Airport (HRL) | Harlingen, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 212.50 miles (341.98 km) E | General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) | Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 11 | 214.04 miles (344.47 km) N | Piedras Negras International Airport (PDS) | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 12 | 214.14 miles (344.62 km) SSW | General Leobardo C. Ruiz International Airport (ZCL) | Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Mexico | |
| 13 | 219.41 miles (353.11 km) E | Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) | Brownsville, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 226.78 miles (364.97 km) NNE | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 227.66 miles (366.39 km) S | Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP) | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,359.11 miles (18,280.67 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,033.00 miles (17,755.85 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,956.62 miles (17,632.93 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,911.81 miles (17,560.80 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,909.13 miles (17,556.50 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,652.78 miles (17,143.95 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,592.62 miles (17,047.13 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,507.02 miles (16,909.36 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 9 | 10,479.14 miles (16,864.49 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 10 | 10,470.32 miles (16,850.30 km) E | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,470.28 miles (16,850.24 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,469.88 miles (16,849.59 km) E | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,441.58 miles (16,804.05 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,435.18 miles (16,793.75 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,407.24 miles (16,748.79 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 87.20 miles (140.33 km) ESE | Tuguegarao Airport (TUG) | Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines | |
| 2 | 110.37 miles (177.62 km) S | San Fernando Airport (SFE) | San Fernando City, La Union, Philippines | |
| 3 | 117.94 miles (189.80 km) SE | Cauayan Airport (CYZ) | Cauayan City, Isabela, Philippines | |
| 4 | 124.71 miles (200.71 km) S | Loakan Airport (BAG) | Baguio City, Philippines | |
| 5 | 180.86 miles (291.07 km) SSE | Dr. Juan C. Angara Airport (BQA) | Baler, Aurora, Philippines | |
| 6 | 183.27 miles (294.95 km) NNE | Basco Airport (BSO) | Basco, Batanes, Philippines | |
| 7 | 206.75 miles (332.73 km) S | Clark International Airport (CRK) | Clark Special Economic Zone, Philippines | |
| 8 | 234.42 miles (377.26 km) S | Subic Bay International Airport (SFS) | Morong, Bataan, Philippines | |
| 9 | 255.59 miles (411.33 km) S | Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) | Metro Manila, Philippines | |
| 10 | 255.86 miles (411.76 km) S | Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL) | Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines | |
| 11 | 267.01 miles (429.71 km) N | Hengchun Airport (HCN) | Hengchun, Taiwan | |
| 12 | 273.83 miles (440.68 km) NNE | Lanyu Airport (KYD) | Orchid Island, Taitung County, Taiwan | |
| 13 | 299.84 miles (482.55 km) S | Lubang Airport (LBX) | Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 14 | 304.16 miles (489.50 km) N | Kaohsiung International Airport (Kaohsiung Siaogang Airport) (KHH) | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |
| 15 | 316.45 miles (509.28 km) N | Lyudao Airport (Green Island Airport) (GNI) | Lyudao (Green Island), Taiwan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,315.64 miles (19,820.05 km) WSW | Puerto Suárez International Airport (PSZ) | Puerto Suárez, Bolivia | |
| 2 | 12,305.78 miles (19,804.18 km) WSW | Corumbá International Airport (CMG) | Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,217.10 miles (19,661.46 km) SE | Concepción Airport (CEP) | Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 4 | 12,192.92 miles (19,622.56 km) E | Viru Viru International Airport (VVI) | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 12,192.15 miles (19,621.31 km) E | El Trompillo Airport (SRZ) | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 12,159.34 miles (19,568.52 km) SSE | Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG) | Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay | |
| 7 | 12,154.73 miles (19,561.09 km) SW | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,148.01 miles (19,550.28 km) ESE | Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) | Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia | |
| 9 | 12,143.19 miles (19,542.53 km) ESE | Camiri Airport (CAM) | Camiri, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 12,086.22 miles (19,450.83 km) WSW | Campo Grande International Airport (CGR) | Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,060.00 miles (19,408.64 km) SE | Yacuiba Airport (BYC) | Yacuiba, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 12,055.59 miles (19,401.55 km) S | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,051.39 miles (19,394.78 km) E | Juana Azurduy de Padilla International Airport (SRE) | Sucre, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 12,048.76 miles (19,390.54 km) SW | Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC) | Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay | |
| 15 | 12,048.60 miles (19,390.30 km) SW | Ponta Porã International Airport (PMG) | Ponta Porã, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil | |