Nonstop flight route between Georgetown, Cayman Islands and Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM), Georgetown, Cayman Islands and El Lencero Airport (JAL), Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,006 miles (or 1,619 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 Owen Roberts International Airport and El Lencero Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GCM / MWCR |
Airport Name: | Owen Roberts International Airport |
Location: | Georgetown, Cayman Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°17'33"N by 81°21'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Cayman Islands Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GCM |
More Information: | GCM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAL / MMJA |
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Location: | Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°28'30"N by 96°47'50"W |
Area Served: | Xalapa |
Operator/Owner: | State government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3127 feet (953 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JAL |
More Information: | JAL Maps & Info |
Facts about Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM):
- In 1952, after Owen Roberts convinced the commissioners of the country to construct airports on all three Cayman Islands, a 5,000 ft runway, along with a terminal was constructed on Grand Cayman at the cost of £100,000.
- In 2007, the Cayman Islands Government announced plans to expand and upgrade the existing airport.
- Additional renovations completed in 2012 include refurbishing the departure hall interior and livening up the passport control and customs hall with aquatic paintings and use of an aggressive digital advertising campaign in the baggage claim area.
- The furthest airport from Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,931 miles (19,202 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Owen Roberts International Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Owen Roberts 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 closest airport to Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) is Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) ENE of GCM.
Facts about El Lencero Airport (JAL):
- The AFIS UNICOM frequency is 123.3 MHz and is open to all operations from dawn to dusk.
- Xalapa National Airport is located six miles east of Xalapa, on the South side of the road Xalapa – Veracruz, and Northwest of one small lagoon.
- In addition to being known as "El Lencero Airport", another name for JAL is "Aeropuerto Nacional El Lencero".
- The furthest airport from El Lencero Airport (JAL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,401 miles (18,348 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to El Lencero Airport (JAL) is General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of JAL.
- El Lencero Airport (JAL) currently has only 1 runway.