Nonstop flight route between Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines and Manta, Manabí, Ecuador:
Departure Airport:
(9°39'50"N by 123°51'11"E)
Arrival Airport:
(0°56'44"S by 80°40'42"W)
Distance from TAG to MEC:
10,646.48 miles (17,133.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tagbilaran Airport (TAG), Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines and Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC), Manta, Manabí, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,646 miles (or 17,134 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 Tagbilaran Airport and Eloy Alfaro 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 Tagbilaran Airport and Eloy Alfaro 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: | TAG / RPVT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°39'50"N by 123°51'11"E |
| Area Served: | Tagbilaran City |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 38 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TAG |
| More Information: | TAG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEC / SEMT |
| Airport Name: | Eloy Alfaro International Airport |
| Location: | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°56'44"S by 80°40'42"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Military of Ecuador |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEC |
| More Information: | MEC Maps & Info |
Facts about Tagbilaran Airport (TAG):
- In addition to being known as "Tagbilaran Airport", another name for TAG is "Paliparan ng Tagbilaran Tugpahanan sa Tagbilaran".
- Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Tagbilaran Airport handled 573,299 passengers last year.
- Because of Tagbilaran Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Tagbilaran 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 closest airport to Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) is Sibulan Airport (DGT), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) WSW of TAG.
- The furthest airport from Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Tagbilaran Airport (meaning Tagbilaran Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,423 miles (19,992 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
Facts about Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC):
- Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Eloy Alfaro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Eloy Alfaro 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.
- The furthest airport from Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) is Aek Godang Airport (AEG), which is nearly antipodal to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (meaning Eloy Alfaro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aek Godang Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,963 kilometers) away in Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) is Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ESE of MEC.
- Admiral James Stavridis, chief of the U.S.
- Until July 2009 a portion of the airport was used by the Air Forces Southern Air Force component of the United States Southern Command for operations against illegal cocaine trafficking in northwestern South America.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.04 miles (70.88 km) WSW | Sibulan Airport (DGT) | Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines |     |
| 2 | 45.72 miles (73.57 km) N | Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) | Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines | |
| 3 | 64.73 miles (104.17 km) ESE | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 4 | 81.51 miles (131.18 km) SSW | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |
| 5 | 83.53 miles (134.42 km) SSE | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |
| 6 | 95.67 miles (153.97 km) NW | Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) | Bacolod City, Philippines | |
| 7 | 102.65 miles (165.19 km) S | Labo Airport (OZC) | Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines | |
| 8 | 107.69 miles (173.30 km) NNE | Ormoc Airport (OMC) | Ormoc City, Philippines | |
| 9 | 108.80 miles (175.09 km) SSE | Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) | Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 10 | 110.94 miles (178.54 km) E | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 11 | 121.24 miles (195.11 km) ESE | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines | |
| 12 | 122.76 miles (197.56 km) NW | Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) | Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines | |
| 13 | 129.75 miles (208.81 km) SSW | Pagadian Airport (PAG) | Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines | |
| 14 | 134.30 miles (216.14 km) NE | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |
| 15 | 142.15 miles (228.77 km) S | Malabang Airport (MLP) | Malabang, Lanao del Sur, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,422.53 miles (19,992.08 km) SSW | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,348.33 miles (19,872.66 km) WSW | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,290.12 miles (19,778.98 km) SE | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,271.34 miles (19,748.75 km) ESE | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,225.08 miles (19,674.31 km) SE | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,212.43 miles (19,653.94 km) E | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,096.93 miles (19,468.07 km) SE | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,062.05 miles (19,411.94 km) S | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,040.43 miles (19,377.14 km) ESE | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,023.21 miles (19,349.43 km) S | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,987.98 miles (19,292.73 km) SSE | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,979.05 miles (19,278.36 km) WSW | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,961.03 miles (19,249.36 km) W | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,951.62 miles (19,234.22 km) S | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,950.02 miles (19,231.65 km) WSW | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.73 miles (25.32 km) ESE | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 89.60 miles (144.20 km) SSW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 100.12 miles (161.12 km) SSE | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 142.53 miles (229.38 km) E | Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX) | Latacunga, Ecuador | |
| 5 | 146.52 miles (235.79 km) E | Chachoan Airport (ATF) | Ambato, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 151.53 miles (243.87 km) NNE | Carlos Concha Torres International Airport (ESM) | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | |
| 7 | 170.30 miles (274.07 km) ENE | Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) | Quito, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 178.10 miles (286.62 km) SE | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 178.68 miles (287.56 km) SSE | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 181.27 miles (291.73 km) S | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 11 | 184.78 miles (297.38 km) ESE | Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ) | Shell Mera, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 199.87 miles (321.66 km) ESE | Col. Edmundo Carvajal Airport (XMS) | Macas, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 229.22 miles (368.90 km) SSE | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 238.39 miles (383.65 km) ENE | Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) | Tulcán, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 242.40 miles (390.10 km) ENE | San Luis Airport (IPI) | Ipiales, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,404.52 miles (19,963.09 km) NNW | Aek Godang Airport (AEG) | Padang Sidempuan, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,324.06 miles (19,833.61 km) E | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,299.97 miles (19,794.84 km) NNW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,286.34 miles (19,772.90 km) WNW | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU) | Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,283.87 miles (19,768.92 km) WNW | Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,250.82 miles (19,715.74 km) NNE | Polonia International Airport (MES) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,248.21 miles (19,711.54 km) N | Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) | Medan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,230.98 miles (19,683.81 km) NW | Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) | Sepang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,224.69 miles (19,673.68 km) S | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,221.31 miles (19,668.25 km) NW | Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) | Subang (near Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,214.84 miles (19,657.84 km) WNW | Melaka International Airport (MKZ) | Batu Berendam, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,214.28 miles (19,656.93 km) NW | KA01 KJ15 MR1 Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral) 吉隆坡中环广场 (XKL) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,191.65 miles (19,620.51 km) NNW | Sitiawan Airport (SWY) | Perak, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 12,180.06 miles (19,601.86 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,158.20 miles (19,566.67 km) NNW | Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH) | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | |