Nonstop flight route between Santiago, Dominican Republic and Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cibao International Airport (STI), Santiago, Dominican Republic and Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL), Cavite City, Cavite, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,968 miles (or 16,041 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 Cibao International Airport and Major Danilo Atienza Air Base, 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 Cibao International Airport and Major Danilo Atienza Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Cibao International Airport (STI):

• Cibao International Airport (STI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport was inaugurated on March 18, 2002 with two direct flights to San Juan operated by American Eagle.
• Spirit Airlines, which run as the fifth largest carrier, took over the fourth place from Copa Airlines, operating a daily flight to Fort Lauderdale with Airbus A320 family aircraft.
• Cibao International Airport handled 1,092,229 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Cibao International Airport (STI) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Cibao International Airport (meaning Cibao International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,076 miles (19,435 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Cibao International Airport (STI) is Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) N of STI.
• Because of Cibao International Airport's relatively low elevation of 565 feet, planes can take off or land at Cibao 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.
• Air Turks and Caicos, flag carrier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, designates Santiago as their major international focus city, operating more than ten flights a week, in high season, to Providenciales and Grand Turk.
• In 2010 the airport recovered passengers movement from last year, handling more than 900 thousand.
• In addition to being known as "Cibao International Airport", another name for STI is "Aeropuerto Internacional del Cibao".
• The construction of the airport began on February 15, 2000 and was finished in 2002.
• In 2005 the airport received an Antonov AN-124 of Volga-Dnepr, for the first time, from Spain for military activity along the border with Haiti.

Facts about Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL):

• As of 2009 the base is home to the Philippine Air Force's 15th Strike Wing, 451st Supply Squadron, 570th Composite Tactical Wing, and 1308th Dental Dispensary.
• Danilo Atienza Air Base is a military base used by the Philippine Air Force, located on the northern end of Cavite Peninsula in Manila Bay, Luzon Island, the Philippines.
• The closest airport to Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL) is Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) E of SGL.
• The furthest airport from Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (SGL) is Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH), which is nearly antipodal to Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (meaning Major Danilo Atienza Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadeiro Camarão Airport), and is located 12,296 miles (19,788 kilometers) away in Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil.