Nonstop flight route between Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico and Shafter, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA), Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico and Shafter Airport (MIT), Shafter, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,763 miles (or 2,837 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 General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport and Shafter Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport", another name for ACA is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Juan N. Álvarez".
• General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) has 2 runways.
• Many Mexican airlines provide daily domestic flights to Mexico City, Tijuana, Monterrey and Toluca.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• List of passengers per year since 2001.

Facts about Shafter Airport (MIT):

• Because of Shafter Airport's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Shafter 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 Shafter Airport (MIT) is Meadows Field (BFL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of MIT.
• Shafter-Minter Field covers an area of 1,206 acres at an elevation of 424 feet above mean sea level.
• Shafter Airport (MIT) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Shafter Airport (MIT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• In August, the first operational training units s began arriving at Minter, the airfields mission being advanced pilot training of USAAC bomber, attack, transport and pursuit pilots.
• In addition to being known as "Shafter Airport", another name for MIT is "Minter Field".