Nonstop flight route between Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines and Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States:
Departure Airport:
(9°4'19"N by 126°10'17"E)
Arrival Airport:
(18°8'4"N by 65°29'36"W)
Distance from TDG to VQS:
10,395.52 miles (16,729.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tandag Airport (TDG), Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines and Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS), Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,396 miles (or 16,730 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TDG / RPMW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°4'19"N by 126°10'17"E |
| Area Served: | Tandag 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 TDG |
| More Information: | TDG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VQS / TJVQ |
| Airport Name: | Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport |
| Location: | Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°8'4"N by 65°29'36"W |
| Area Served: | Isla De Vieques, Puerto Rico |
| Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VQS |
| More Information: | VQS Maps & Info |
Facts about Tandag Airport (TDG):
- In addition to being known as "Tandag Airport", other names for TDG include "Paliparan ng TandagTugpahanan sa Tandag" and "RPWW".
- Because of Tandag Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Tandag 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 Tandag Airport (TDG) is Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK), which is nearly antipodal to Tandag Airport (meaning Tandag Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport), and is located 12,329 miles (19,842 kilometers) away in Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- Tandag Airport (TDG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tandag Airport (TDG) is Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) W of TDG.
Facts about Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS):
- When anti-military demonstrators started flocking into Vieques, both by air and sea, in 1999, Vieques Airport saw a considerable increase to its normal yearly average of passengers.
- Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport handled 165,043 passengers last year.
- Because of Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at Antonio Rivera Rodríguez 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 Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (meaning Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,239 miles (19,697 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) is Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NW of VQS.
- Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport covers an area of 124 acres at an elevation of 49 feet above mean sea level.
- Antonio Rivera Rodríguez Airport (VQS) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.05 miles (77.32 km) W | Butuan-Bancasi Airport (BXU) | Butuan City, Philippines |     |
| 2 | 55.41 miles (89.18 km) N | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 3 | 61.31 miles (98.67 km) S | Bislig Airport (BPH) | Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 4 | 66.84 miles (107.57 km) NW | Surigao Airport (SUG) | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 5 | 100.68 miles (162.03 km) W | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| 6 | 121.27 miles (195.16 km) WSW | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |
| 7 | 139.22 miles (224.05 km) SSW | Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO) | Davao City, Philippines | |
| 8 | 146.77 miles (236.20 km) S | Mati Airport (MXI) | Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines | |
| 9 | 148.65 miles (239.24 km) WSW | Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) | Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 10 | 163.24 miles (262.71 km) WNW | Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) | Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines | |
| 11 | 168.01 miles (270.39 km) NNW | Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) | Tacloban City, Philippines | |
| 12 | 170.72 miles (274.75 km) WSW | Labo Airport (OZC) | Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines | |
| 13 | 171.97 miles (276.76 km) WNW | Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) | Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines | |
| 14 | 175.29 miles (282.09 km) NW | Ormoc Airport (OMC) | Ormoc City, Philippines | |
| 15 | 176.06 miles (283.33 km) SW | Malabang Airport (MLP) | Malabang, Lanao del Sur, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,328.99 miles (19,841.54 km) SE | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,272.24 miles (19,750.20 km) ESE | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,141.72 miles (19,540.16 km) ESE | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,139.80 miles (19,537.07 km) WSW | Xinguara Airport (XIG) | Xinguara, Pará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,123.71 miles (19,511.17 km) W | Conceição do Araguaia Airport (CDJ) | Conceição do Araguaia, Pará, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,108.12 miles (19,486.08 km) ESE | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,104.50 miles (19,480.25 km) SW | Carajás Airport (CKS) | Carajás, Pará, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,071.32 miles (19,426.86 km) SSE | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,068.27 miles (19,421.95 km) WSW | Gurupi Airport (GRP) | Gurupi, Goiás, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,067.93 miles (19,421.40 km) ESE | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,054.82 miles (19,400.30 km) WSW | Palmas–Brigadeiro Lysias Rodrigues Airport (PMW) | Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,049.37 miles (19,391.53 km) ESE | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,033.97 miles (19,366.75 km) WSW | Araguaína Airport (AUX) | Araguaína, Tocantins, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,025.91 miles (19,353.78 km) SW | João Correa da Rocha Airport (MAB) | Marabá, Pará, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,020.28 miles (19,344.71 km) SSW | Altamira Airport (ATM) | Altamira, Pará, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.29 miles (26.22 km) NW | Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ) | Fajardo, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 2 | 17.50 miles (28.17 km) NE | Benjamín Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX) | Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico | |
| 3 | 20.17 miles (32.47 km) W | Humacao Airport (HUC) | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States | |
| 4 | 36.90 miles (59.38 km) ENE | Cyril E. King Airport (STT) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 5 | 38.91 miles (62.63 km) ENE | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 6 | 39.43 miles (63.45 km) WNW | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 7 | 45.48 miles (73.19 km) WNW | Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | |
| 8 | 54.34 miles (87.46 km) ESE | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 9 | 57.14 miles (91.96 km) WNW | Dorado Airport (DDP) | Dorado, Puerto Rico | |
| 10 | 58.34 miles (93.90 km) ESE | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 11 | 65.95 miles (106.14 km) ENE | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 12 | 70.79 miles (113.92 km) W | Mercedita Airport (PSE) | Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
| 13 | 73.13 miles (117.69 km) ENE | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 14 | 80.56 miles (129.65 km) WNW | Antonio (Nery) Juarbe Pol Airport (ARE) | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | |
| 15 | 108.93 miles (175.31 km) W | Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ) | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,239.24 miles (19,697.09 km) SSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,205.43 miles (19,642.69 km) SW | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,152.15 miles (19,556.94 km) S | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,126.60 miles (19,515.82 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,107.36 miles (19,484.86 km) SW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,082.41 miles (19,444.70 km) SW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,050.96 miles (19,394.09 km) SW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,030.69 miles (19,361.48 km) SSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,002.48 miles (19,316.07 km) SW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,001.66 miles (19,314.75 km) SW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,967.64 miles (19,260.00 km) S | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,936.62 miles (19,210.08 km) SW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,929.41 miles (19,198.48 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,897.44 miles (19,147.03 km) S | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,832.18 miles (19,041.99 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |