Nonstop flight route between Beja, Portugal and Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beja Airport (BYJ), Beja, Portugal and Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN), Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,616 miles (or 9,038 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 Beja Airport and Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International 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 Beja Airport and Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BYJ / LPBJ |
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Location: | Beja, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°4'44"N by 7°55'57"W |
Area Served: | Beja, Portugal |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 636 feet (194 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BYJ |
More Information: | BYJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UPN / MMPN |
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Location: | Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°23'48"N by 102°2'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5258 feet (1,603 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UPN |
More Information: | UPN Maps & Info |
Facts about Beja Airport (BYJ):
- Along with the airports in Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Flores, Santa Maria, Ponta Delgada and Horta, the airport's concessions to provide support to civil aviation was conceded to ANA Aeroportos de Portugal on 18 December 1998, under provisions of decree 404/98.
- Because of Beja Airport's relatively low elevation of 636 feet, planes can take off or land at Beja 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 "Beja Airport", another name for BYJ is "Aeroporto de Beja".
- Beja Airport (BYJ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Beja Airport (BYJ) is Portimão Airport (PRM), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) SSW of BYJ.
- The furthest airport from Beja Airport (BYJ) is New Plymouth Airport (NPL), which is nearly antipodal to Beja Airport (meaning Beja Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from New Plymouth Airport), and is located 12,306 miles (19,804 kilometers) away in New Plymouth, New Zealand.
Facts about Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN):
- In addition to being known as "Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport", another name for UPN is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Uruapan".
- Because of Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport's high elevation of 5,258 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at UPN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make UPN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) is General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) ENE of UPN.
- Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,486 miles (18,485 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.