Nonstop flight route between Coron, Palawan, Philippines and Skien, Telemark, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU), Coron, Palawan, Philippines and Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE), Skien, Telemark, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,200 miles (or 9,978 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 Francisco B. Reyes Airport and Skien Airport, Geiteryggen, 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 Francisco B. Reyes Airport and Skien Airport, Geiteryggen. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | USU / RPVV |
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Location: | Coron, Palawan, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°7'17"N by 120°5'59"E |
Area Served: | Busuanga and Coron, Palawan |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 148 feet (45 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from USU |
More Information: | USU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKE / ENSN |
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Location: | Skien, Telemark, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°11'6"N by 9°34'0"E |
Area Served: | Skien, Telemark, Norway |
Operator/Owner: | Skien Municipality |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 463 feet (141 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from SKE |
More Information: | SKE Maps & Info |
Facts about Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU):
- The airport terminal was severely damaged by Supertyphooon Haiyan in November 2013.
- Francisco B. Reyes Airport handled 51,431 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Francisco B. Reyes Airport", another name for USU is "Paliparang Francisco B. Reyes".
- The furthest airport from Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) is Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH), which is nearly antipodal to Francisco B. Reyes Airport (meaning Francisco B. Reyes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadeiro Camarão Airport), and is located 12,395 miles (19,948 kilometers) away in Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil.
- Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Francisco B. Reyes Airport's relatively low elevation of 148 feet, planes can take off or land at Francisco B. Reyes 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 Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) is San Jose Airport (SJI), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) ENE of USU.
Facts about Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE):
- At the same time, the municipal council was considering the future of the airport.
- Norving's concession was granted in January 1976 and was the first time a formal taxi route concession was granted in Norway.
- In addition to being known as "Skien Airport, Geiteryggen", another name for SKE is "Skien lufthavn, Geiteryggen".
- Skien Airport, Geiteryggen handled 46,995 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,344 miles (18,257 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Skien Airport, Geiteryggen (SKE) is Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) E of SKE.
- By October 2009 Vildanden owed Kontorbygg NOK 1.5 million in airport fees.
- The municipal lot at Gråtenmoen was selected by the appointed municipal airport committee.
- Because of Skien Airport, Geiteryggen's relatively low elevation of 463 feet, planes can take off or land at Skien Airport, Geiteryggen 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.
- Discussions of expanding the runway had been carried out since the 1970s, but the issue had stranded as no-one was willing to finance the venture.