Nonstop flight route between Pili, Camarines Sur, Philippines and Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naga Airport (WNP), Pili, Camarines Sur, Philippines and Pope Field (POB), Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,766 miles (or 14,107 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 Naga Airport and Pope Field, 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 Naga Airport and Pope Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Naga Airport (WNP):

• Naga Airport (WNP) currently has only 1 runway.
• Naga Airport handled 87,168 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Naga Airport (WNP) is Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB), which is nearly antipodal to Naga Airport (meaning Naga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Marechal Rondon International Airport), and is located 12,288 miles (19,776 kilometers) away in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Naga Airport", another name for WNP is "Paliparan ng Naga Palayogan nin Naga".
• Because of Naga Airport's relatively low elevation of 142 feet, planes can take off or land at Naga 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 Naga Airport (WNP) is Bagasbas Airport (DTE), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NNW of WNP.

Facts about Pope Field (POB):

• In August 1971, the 464th inactivated and the 317th Tactical Airlift Wing administratively moved to Pope AFB from Lockbourne AFB, Ohio.
• The 1930s saw the first major expansion of the facilities at Pope.
• In addition, the USAF 18th Air Support Operations Group, 427th Special Operations Squadron, 21st Special Tactics Squadron, 24th Special Tactics Squadron, and Air Force Combat Control School operate from Pope Field.
• The furthest airport from Pope Field (POB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,630 miles (18,716 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Pope Field (POB) is Simmons Army Airfield (FBG), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) ESE of POB.
• These changes led to Pope Air Force Base being transferred to the new Air Combat Command upon its activation on June 1, 1992.
• After the war, Pope Field became Pope Air Force Base with the creation of the United States Air Force on 18 September 1947.