Nonstop flight route between Los Cabos, Mexico and Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Los Cabos International Airport (SJD), Los Cabos, Mexico and Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,731 miles (or 9,223 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 Los Cabos International Airport and Gran Canaria 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 Los Cabos International Airport and Gran Canaria Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SJD / MMSD |
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Location: | Los Cabos, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°9'6"N by 109°43'14"W |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 374 feet (114 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SJD |
More Information: | SJD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPA / GCLP |
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Location: | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°55'54"N by 15°23'12"W |
Area Served: | Gran Canaria |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LPA |
More Information: | LPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Los Cabos International Airport (SJD):
- The furthest airport from Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,934 miles (19,206 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Terminal 3 is presently not being used during current phase of Terminal 4 construction.
- Los Cabos International Airport is the seventh busiest airport in Mexico, located at San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
- The closest airport to Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) is Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) NNW of SJD.
- In addition to being known as "Los Cabos International Airport", another name for SJD is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Cabos".
- Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2013, the airport handled 3,387,400 passengers, representing an 12.2% increase over 2012.
- Because of Los Cabos International Airport's relatively low elevation of 374 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Cabos 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.
Facts about Gran Canaria Airport (LPA):
- On 18 February 1988, Binter Canarias announced that the airline's main base was to be established at Gran Canaria.
- In addition to being known as "Gran Canaria Airport", another name for LPA is "Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria".
- The furthest airport from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Gran Canaria Airport (meaning Gran Canaria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,221 miles (19,667 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- In December 2010, low cost carrier Ryanair announced the opening of 3 new bases on the Canary Islands.
- Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) has 2 runways.
- Because of Gran Canaria Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Gran Canaria 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.
- Military activity was most intense during the mid 1970s, at the time of the crisis of decolonisation of Western Sahara and its occupation by Morocco.
- Gran Canaria Airport handled 9,770,253 passengers last year.
- The airport opened on 7 April 1930, after King Alfonso XIII signed a royal order announcing that the military air force installations on the Bay of Gando would become a civilian airfield.
- The closest airport to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Tenerife North Airport (TFN), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) WNW of LPA.