Nonstop flight route between San Jose, California, United States and Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), San Jose, California, United States and General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA), Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,962 miles (or 3,157 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 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport and General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SJC / KSJC |
Airport Name: | Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport |
Location: | San Jose, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°21'46"N by 121°55'45"W |
Area Served: | San Jose, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of San Jose |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SJC |
More Information: | SJC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACA / MMAA |
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Location: | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°45'21"N by 99°45'5"W |
Area Served: | Acapulco |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ACA |
More Information: | ACA Maps & Info |
Facts about Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC):
- In August 2004 the city broke ground on the North Concourse, the first phase in a three-phase, nine-year expansion plan.
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport handled 8,357,384 passengers last year.
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,363 miles (18,287 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) is Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of SJC.
- There are two terminals at the airport, Terminal A, opened in 1990, and Terminal B, opened in 2010.
- Because of Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose 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.
- Frontier Airlines pulled out of SJC in May 2010, citing lack of profitability on its single flight from the airport to Denver, Colorado.
- San Jose's first airline flights were Southwest Airways DC-3s on the multistop run between San Francisco and Los Angeles, starting in 1948.
Facts about General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA):
- Many Mexican airlines provide daily domestic flights to Mexico City, Tijuana, Monterrey and Toluca.
- General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport", another name for ACA is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Juan N. Álvarez".
- This international airport is one of the top 15 airports in Mexico in terms of passengers and operations, receiving many international charter flights.
- Because of General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at General Juan N. Álvarez 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.
- Because Acapulco has always been considered an important resort and recreation area, Juan Álvarez International Airport has long been important in the development of tourism in southern Mexico.
- The facility has many services for passengers, including restaurants, VIP lounges, and several gates equipped with jetways, and is divided in two terminals, The passenger terminal, serving all scheduled flight and all airlines and the general aviation Terminal, which is a 1960's circular building.
- The furthest airport from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,310 miles (18,202 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) is Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) WNW of ACA.