Nonstop flight route between Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Sibulan Airport (DGT), Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,409 miles (or 13,532 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 Gander International Airport and Sibulan 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 Gander International Airport and Sibulan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gander International Airport (YQX):

• In March 2010, Sun Country Airlines announced that it would use Gander as a refueling stop for its new summer 2010 service between Minneapolis and London Stansted Airport and for its summer 2011 service between Minneapolis and London Gatwick Airport.
• Because of Gander International Airport's relatively low elevation of 496 feet, planes can take off or land at Gander 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.
• During the Cold War Gander was notable for the number of persons from the former Warsaw Pact nations who defected there.
• The closest airport to Gander International Airport (YQX) is St. John's International Airport (YYT), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) SE of YQX.
• The furthest airport from Gander International Airport (YQX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Following the war, the RCAF handed operation of the airfield back to the dominion government in March 1946, although the RCN's radio station remained and the military role for the entire facility was upgraded through the Cold War.
• To honour the people of Gander and Halifax for their support during the operation, Lufthansa named a new Airbus A340-300 "Gander/Halifax" on May 16, 2002.
• Gander International Airport (YQX) has 2 runways.
• On December 12, 1985 Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashed on take-off from, the then runway 22.

Facts about Sibulan Airport (DGT):

• Because of Sibulan Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Sibulan 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.
• In addition to being known as "Sibulan Airport", another name for DGT is "Paliparan ng Sibulan Tugpahanan sa Sibulan".
• The furthest airport from Sibulan Airport (DGT) is Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL), which is nearly antipodal to Sibulan Airport (meaning Sibulan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,927 kilometers) away in Alta Floresta, Brazil.
• Sibulan Airport (DGT) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Sibulan Airport (DGT) is Tagbilaran Airport (TAG), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) ENE of DGT.
• Sibulan Airport handled 362,551 passengers last year.