Nonstop flight route between Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru and Moenjodaro, Pakistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ), Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru and Moenjodaro Airport (MJD), Moenjodaro, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,697 miles (or 15,606 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 Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport and Moenjodaro 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 Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport and Moenjodaro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUZ / SPZO |
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Location: | Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°32'8"S by 71°56'36"W |
Area Served: | Cusco |
Operator/Owner: | CORPAC S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10860 feet (3,310 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CUZ |
More Information: | CUZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MJD / OPMJ |
Airport Name: | Moenjodaro Airport |
Location: | Moenjodaro, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°20'7"N by 68°8'35"E |
Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 154 feet (47 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MJD |
More Information: | MJD Maps & Info |
Facts about Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ):
- Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport", another name for CUZ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Alejandro Velasco Astete".
- The furthest airport from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) is Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV), which is nearly antipodal to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (meaning Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Buon Ma Thuot Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,918 kilometers) away in Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam.
- It was named in honor of the Peruvian pilot Alejandro Velasco Astete who was the first pilot to cross the Andes in 1925.
- The closest airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) is Andahuaylas Airport (ANS), which is located 95 miles (154 kilometers) W of CUZ.
- Because of Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport's high elevation of 10,860 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CUZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CUZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- On August 9, 1970, LANSA Flight 502, a four-engine engine Lockheed L-188A Electra turboprop, crashed shortly after takeoff from the Cusco airport, killing 99 of the 100 people on board, plus two people on the ground, in the deadliest accident in Peru's aviation history to that date.
Facts about Moenjodaro Airport (MJD):
- The closest airport to Moenjodaro Airport (MJD) is Sukkur Airport (SKZ), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NE of MJD.
- Moenjodaro Airport (MJD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Moenjodaro Airport (MJD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Moenjodaro Airport (meaning Moenjodaro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,287 miles (19,774 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Moenjodaro Airport's relatively low elevation of 154 feet, planes can take off or land at Moenjodaro 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.