Nonstop flight route between Zamboanga City, Philippines and New York City, New York, United States:
Departure Airport:
(6°55'21"N by 122°3'34"E)
Arrival Airport:
(40°46'38"N by 73°52'21"W)
Distance from ZAM to LGA:
8,989.12 miles (14,466.55 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM), Zamboanga City, Philippines and LaGuardia Airport (LGA), New York City, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,989 miles (or 14,467 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 Zamboanga International Airport and LaGuardia 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 Zamboanga International Airport and LaGuardia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZAM / RPMZ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Zamboanga City, Philippines |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°55'21"N by 122°3'34"E |
| Area Served: | Zamboanga City |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZAM |
| More Information: | ZAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGA / KLGA |
| Airport Name: | LaGuardia Airport |
| Location: | New York City, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°46'38"N by 73°52'21"W |
| Area Served: | New York City |
| Operator/Owner: | City of New York |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LGA |
| More Information: | LGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM):
- Zamboanga International Airport handled 904,668 passengers last year.
- Currently, the proposed plan of transferring the present airport in Barangay Sta Maria and Barangay San Roque has finally pushed through with the proposed of the new Zamboanga International Airport somewhere in Barangay Mercedes, Barangay Taluksangay and Barangay Talabaan which is now ongoing as reported.
- Zamboanga International Airport has one 2,610-meter primary runway.
- In addition to being known as "Zamboanga International Airport", another name for ZAM is "Paliparang Pandaigdig ng ZamboangaAeropuerto Internacional de Zamboanga".
- Due to the US-RP Agreement, the US Air force used the airport while the Balikatan exercises were held in the city.
- Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Overall operational statistics
- Because of Zamboanga International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Zamboanga 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.
- The furthest airport from Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) is Itaituba Airport (ITB), which is nearly antipodal to Zamboanga International Airport (meaning Zamboanga International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Itaituba Airport), and is located 12,209 miles (19,648 kilometers) away in Itaituba, Pará, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) is Ipil Airport (IPE), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) NNE of ZAM.
Facts about LaGuardia Airport (LGA):
- LaGuardia has also been criticized for some of its outdated facilities.
- LaGuardia Airport (LGA) has 2 runways.
- Because of LaGuardia Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at LaGuardia 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.
- Newspaper accounts alternately referred to the airfield as New York Municipal Airport and LaGuardia Field until the modern name was officially applied when the airport moved to Port of New York Authority control under a lease with New York City on June 1, 1947.
- The closest airport to LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) E of LGA.
- The furthest airport from LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,754 miles (18,917 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The Marine Air Terminal was the airport's original terminal for overseas flights.
- ^1 Includes AirTran Airways.
- On August 12, 2009, Delta Air Lines and US Airways announced a landing slot and terminal swap in separate press releases.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.26 miles (113.08 km) NNE | Ipil Airport (IPE) | Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines |     |
| 2 | 93.74 miles (150.85 km) SW | Jolo Airport (JOL) | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines | |
| 3 | 114.42 miles (184.14 km) ENE | Pagadian Airport (PAG) | Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines | |
| 4 | 145.08 miles (233.48 km) ENE | Malabang Airport (MLP) | Malabang, Lanao del Sur, Philippines | |
| 5 | 145.16 miles (233.61 km) NE | Dipolog Airport (DPL) | Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines | |
| 6 | 148.38 miles (238.79 km) E | Awang Airport (CBO) | Cotabato City, Philippines | |
| 7 | 149.74 miles (240.99 km) NE | Labo Airport (OZC) | Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental, Philippines | |
| 8 | 169.58 miles (272.92 km) ENE | Maria Cristina Airport (IGN) | Baloi, Lanao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 9 | 186.96 miles (300.89 km) NNE | Sibulan Airport (DGT) | Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines | |
| 10 | 188.74 miles (303.74 km) ESE | Allah Valley Airport (AAV) | Surallah, South Cotabato, Philippines | |
| 11 | 201.42 miles (324.16 km) NE | Laguindingan Airport (CGY) | Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines | |
| 12 | 205.28 miles (330.36 km) SW | Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines | |
| 13 | 216.84 miles (348.96 km) ESE | General Santos International Airport (GES) | General Santos City, Philippines | |
| 14 | 225.64 miles (363.14 km) NNE | Tagbilaran Airport (TAG) | Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines | |
| 15 | 242.34 miles (390.01 km) NE | Camiguin Airport (CGM) | Mambajao, Camiguin, Philippines | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,208.59 miles (19,647.77 km) SW | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,200.04 miles (19,634.02 km) S | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,197.83 miles (19,630.45 km) SSW | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,189.94 miles (19,617.76 km) S | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,186.30 miles (19,611.90 km) SSE | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,140.31 miles (19,537.88 km) SSE | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,134.02 miles (19,527.77 km) S | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,133.47 miles (19,526.87 km) SW | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,132.12 miles (19,524.70 km) SSW | Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,131.82 miles (19,524.23 km) SSE | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,121.78 miles (19,508.07 km) S | Juína Airport (JIA) | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,057.67 miles (19,404.89 km) SW | Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) | Santarém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,055.37 miles (19,401.19 km) SE | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,046.36 miles (19,386.68 km) SSW | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,031.17 miles (19,362.24 km) ESE | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 2.06 miles (3.31 km) E | Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU) | Flushing, New York, United States | |
| 2 | 5.73 miles (9.22 km) WSW | East 34th Street Heliport (TSS) | New York City, United States | |
| 3 | 6.04 miles (9.72 km) WSW | New York Skyports Inc. Seaplane Base (QNY) | New York City, New York, United States | |
| 4 | 7.19 miles (11.58 km) WSW | West 30th Street Heliport (JRA) | New York City, New York, United States | |
| 5 | 8.86 miles (14.26 km) SW | Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB) | New York City, New York, United States | |
| 6 | 10.70 miles (17.21 km) SSE | John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) | New York City, New York, United States | |
| 7 | 11.05 miles (17.79 km) WNW | Teterboro Airport (TEB) | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States | |
| 8 | 16.57 miles (26.66 km) WSW | Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) | Newark/Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States | |
| 9 | 21.79 miles (35.07 km) NNE | Westchester County Airport (HPN) | White Plains, New York, United States | |
| 10 | 22.39 miles (36.03 km) WSW | Linden Airport (LDJ) | Linden, New Jersey, United States | |
| 11 | 22.42 miles (36.08 km) WNW | Essex County Airport (CDW) | Caldwell, New Jersey, United States | |
| 12 | 24.27 miles (39.06 km) E | Republic Airport (FRG) | East Farmingdale, New York, United States | |
| 13 | 28.42 miles (45.73 km) W | Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU) | Morristown, New Jersey, United States | |
| 14 | 40.42 miles (65.05 km) E | Long Island MacArthur Airport (HAP) | Long Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 40.42 miles (65.05 km) E | Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) | Islip, New York, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,754.38 miles (18,916.79 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,730.34 miles (18,878.11 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,728.04 miles (18,874.41 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,703.87 miles (18,835.50 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,683.80 miles (18,803.20 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,637.21 miles (18,728.24 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,637.02 miles (18,727.92 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,629.41 miles (18,715.68 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,617.82 miles (18,697.02 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,557.20 miles (18,599.47 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,477.60 miles (18,471.36 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,461.86 miles (18,446.03 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,446.15 miles (18,420.75 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,434.40 miles (18,401.83 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,421.47 miles (18,381.03 km) SSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |