Nonstop flight route between Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico and Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL), Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico and Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY), Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,026 miles (or 4,869 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 General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport and Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy 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 General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport and Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXL / MMML |
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Location: | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°37'50"N by 115°14'29"W |
Area Served: | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico |
Airport Type: | Public, Military |
Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MXL |
More Information: | MXL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQY / CYQY |
Airport Name: | Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport |
Location: | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°9'41"N by 60°2'53"W |
Area Served: | Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQY |
More Information: | YQY Maps & Info |
Facts about General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL):
- In addition to being known as "General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport", another name for MXL is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Mexicali General Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada".
- The airport has two aprons, one for commercial aviation, made of hydraulic concrete with three parking positions.
- The closest airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) is Calexico International Airport (CXL), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) W of MXL.
- Because of General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada 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 General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,543 miles (18,577 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY):
- Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) has 2 runways.
- Over the years, several travellers have been sent to this airport after their travel agents mistook it for the Sydney Airport in Australia.
- The closest airport to Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) is Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS), which is located 72 miles (117 kilometers) WSW of YQY.
- Because of Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy 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 Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,654 miles (18,755 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.