Nonstop flight route between Cahokia, Illinois (near St. Louis), United States and Guadalajara, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS), Cahokia, Illinois (near St. Louis), United States and Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL), Guadalajara, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,473 miles (or 2,370 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 relatively short distance between St. Louis Downtown Airport and Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CPS / KCPS |
Airport Name: | St. Louis Downtown Airport |
Location: | Cahokia, Illinois (near St. Louis), United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°34'14"N by 90°9'21"W |
Area Served: | Greater St. Louis |
Operator/Owner: | Bi-State Development Agency |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 413 feet (126 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CPS |
More Information: | CPS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDL / MMGL |
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Location: | Guadalajara, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°31'18"N by 103°18'39"W |
Area Served: | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5016 feet (1,529 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GDL |
More Information: | GDL Maps & Info |
Facts about St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS):
- St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS) has 3 runways.
- Historic Hangar #2 houses the Greater Saint Louis Air & Space Museum and the airport is still home to the nation's oldest flight school, Parks College of Engineering and Aviation's Center for Aerospace Sciences, which holds CAA Flight School Certificate #1.
- Because of St. Louis Downtown Airport's relatively low elevation of 413 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Louis Downtown 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 St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,998 miles (17,700 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS) is Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL), which is located only 16 miles (27 kilometers) NW of CPS.
Facts about Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL):
- The closest airport to Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL) is Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ), which is located 88 miles (141 kilometers) SSW of GDL.
- Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL) has 2 runways.
- Because of Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport's high elevation of 5,016 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GDL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GDL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,571 miles (18,621 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport", another name for GDL is "Aeropuerto Internacional Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla".
- Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport, also known as Guadalajara International Airport.
- The airport is being renovated and expanded under a project that will allow it to double its operating capacity by 2007.