Nonstop flight route between Tobruk, Libya and Jolo, Sulu, Philippines:
Departure Airport:
(32°5'45"N by 23°50'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°3'12"N by 121°0'39"E)
Distance from TOB to JOL:
6,413.11 miles (10,320.88 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tobruk International Airport (TOB), Tobruk, Libya and Jolo Airport (JOL), Jolo, Sulu, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,413 miles (or 10,321 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 Tobruk International Airport and Jolo 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 Tobruk International Airport and Jolo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TOB / HLGN |
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| Location: | Tobruk, Libya |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°5'45"N by 23°50'14"E |
| Area Served: | Cyrenaica |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation, and Libyan Armed Forces |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| View all routes: | Routes from TOB |
| More Information: | TOB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JOL / RPMJ |
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| Location: | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°3'12"N by 121°0'39"E |
| Area Served: | Jolo, Sulu |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JOL |
| More Information: | JOL Maps & Info |
Facts about Tobruk International Airport (TOB):
- 15 - 33 is currently out of service for operational reasons.
- The closest airport to Tobruk International Airport (TOB) is Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ), which is located 119 miles (192 kilometers) WNW of TOB.
- Tobruk Airport is an airport in Tobruk, eastern Libya.
- In addition to being known as "Tobruk International Airport", another name for TOB is "مطار طبرق الدولي".
- The furthest airport from Tobruk International Airport (TOB) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is located 11,724 miles (18,868 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
- 24 km south of Tobruk's famous natural port was the largest airfield in eastern Libya.
Facts about Jolo Airport (JOL):
- Jolo Airport (JOL) currently has only 1 runway.
- A three million-dollar expansion project, financed by the United States, seeks to rehabilitate the old airport by expanding the current runway to over 2,000 meters, enabling aircraft as large as the Boeing 737 to land at the airport.
- Because of Jolo Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Jolo 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.
- Jolo Airport handled 18,749 passengers last year.
- Jolo Airport is the airport serving the general area of Jolo, located in the province of Sulu in the Philippines.
- The furthest airport from Jolo Airport (JOL) is Maués Airport (MBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Jolo Airport (meaning Jolo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maués Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,683 kilometers) away in Maués, Amazonas, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Jolo Airport", another name for JOL is "Paliparan ng Jolo".
- The closest airport to Jolo Airport (JOL) is Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) NE of JOL.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 119.25 miles (191.92 km) WNW | Al Bayda - Al abraq Airport (LAQ) | Bayda, Libya |     |
| 2 | 205.91 miles (331.38 km) ESE | Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH) | Mersa Matruh, Egypt | |
| 3 | 208.84 miles (336.09 km) W | Benina International Airport (BEN) | Benghazi, Libya | |
| 4 | 237.02 miles (381.44 km) NNE | Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) | Heraklion, Crete, Greece | |
| 5 | 238.05 miles (383.10 km) N | Chania International Airport, "Daskalogiannis" (CHQ) | Chania, Greece | |
| 6 | 251.82 miles (405.26 km) NNE | Sitia Airport (JSH) | Sitia, Crete, Greece | |
| 7 | 278.29 miles (447.86 km) WSW | Marsa Brega Airport (LMQ) | Brega, Libya | |
| 8 | 289.68 miles (466.19 km) NE | Kasos Island Public Airport (KSJ) | Kasos Island, Greece | |
| 9 | 292.46 miles (470.67 km) N | Kythira National Airport "Alexandros Aristotelous Onassis" (KIT) | Kithira, Greece | |
| 10 | 298.11 miles (479.76 km) NE | Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) | Karpathos, Greece | |
| 11 | 311.73 miles (501.69 km) NNE | Santorini National Airport (JTR) | Santorini, Thira, Greece | |
| 12 | 319.96 miles (514.93 km) N | Milos Island National Airport (MLO) | Milos, Greece | |
| 13 | 341.94 miles (550.29 km) NNE | Astypalaia Island National Airport (JTY) | Astypalaia Island, Greece | |
| 14 | 345.18 miles (555.51 km) NNW | Sparti Airport (SPJ) | Sparti, Laconia, Greece | |
| 15 | 347.44 miles (559.15 km) NNE | Paros National Airport (PAS) | Paros, Greece | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,723.93 miles (18,867.79 km) S | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 11,707.24 miles (18,840.92 km) SSW | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,651.41 miles (18,751.08 km) SSE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 4 | 11,607.25 miles (18,680.02 km) S | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 5 | 11,584.81 miles (18,643.90 km) S | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 6 | 11,352.17 miles (18,269.50 km) SSW | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,351.33 miles (18,268.15 km) SSW | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,326.61 miles (18,228.37 km) SSW | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,324.55 miles (18,225.05 km) SSW | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,320.56 miles (18,218.63 km) SSW | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,219.94 miles (18,056.71 km) SW | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,196.49 miles (18,018.96 km) SE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 13 | 11,157.39 miles (17,956.04 km) SSW | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,147.26 miles (17,939.72 km) SSW | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,141.17 miles (17,929.93 km) SSW | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 93.74 miles (150.85 km) NE | Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) | Zamboanga City, Philippines | |
| 2 | 111.56 miles (179.54 km) SW | Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines | |
| 3 | 161.93 miles (260.61 km) NE | Ipil Airport (IPE) | Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines | |
| 4 | 197.97 miles (318.61 km) WSW | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) | Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 199.70 miles (321.39 km) WSW | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 203.85 miles (328.06 km) W | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 207.82 miles (334.45 km) NE | Pagadian Airport (PAG) | Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines | |
| 8 | 232.33 miles (373.90 km) WSW | Tawau Airport (TWU) | Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 232.58 miles (374.30 km) ENE | Awang Airport (CBO) | Cotabato City, Philippines | |
| 10 | 235.24 miles (378.58 km) ENE | Malabang Airport (MLP) | Malabang, Lanao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 11 | 237.35 miles (381.97 km) NE | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |
| 12 | 243.32 miles (391.59 km) NE | Labo Airport (OZC) | Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines | |
| 13 | 257.90 miles (415.05 km) E | Allah Valley Airport (AAV) | Surallah, South Cotabato, Philippines | |
| 14 | 262.37 miles (422.25 km) ENE | Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) | Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 15 | 265.53 miles (427.32 km) WSW | Nunukan Airport (NNX) | Nunukan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,230.78 miles (19,683.49 km) SSW | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,224.49 miles (19,673.36 km) SSE | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,216.19 miles (19,660.00 km) SSE | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,196.09 miles (19,627.66 km) WSW | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,157.49 miles (19,565.54 km) SSW | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,145.36 miles (19,546.01 km) S | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,141.02 miles (19,539.03 km) S | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,122.39 miles (19,509.05 km) ESE | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,107.67 miles (19,485.36 km) SW | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,074.13 miles (19,431.38 km) SSW | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,065.54 miles (19,417.55 km) S | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,061.92 miles (19,411.73 km) SSW | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,053.77 miles (19,398.61 km) SW | Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) | Santarém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,053.23 miles (19,397.75 km) ESE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,050.94 miles (19,394.06 km) SSE | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |