Nonstop flight route between Akureyri, Iceland and Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico:
Departure Airport:
(65°39'35"N by 18°4'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(19°23'48"N by 102°2'21"W)
Distance from AEY to UPN:
4,830.51 miles (7,773.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Akureyri Airport (AEY), Akureyri, Iceland and Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN), Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,831 miles (or 7,774 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 Akureyri Airport and Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International 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 Akureyri Airport and Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEY / BIAR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Akureyri, Iceland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°39'35"N by 18°4'21"W |
| Area Served: | Akureyri |
| Operator/Owner: | Isavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AEY |
| More Information: | AEY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UPN / MMPN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°23'48"N by 102°2'21"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5258 feet (1,603 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UPN |
| More Information: | UPN Maps & Info |
Facts about Akureyri Airport (AEY):
- In addition to being known as "Akureyri Airport", another name for AEY is "Akureyrarflugvöllur".
- Akureyri Airport (AEY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Furthermore there are occasional charter flights.
- Scheduled air travel to Akureyri started in 1928 when Flugfélag Íslands began flying on seaplanes to Reykjavík, landing on the fjord of Eyjafjörður near downtown Akureyri.
- The furthest airport from Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,121 miles (17,897 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Akureyri Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Akureyri 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 Akureyri Airport (AEY) is Húsavík Airport (HZK), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of AEY.
- In the summer of 2009, Isavia completed an almost two year runway renovation program.
Facts about Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN):
- The furthest airport from Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,486 miles (18,485 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport", another name for UPN is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Uruapan".
- The closest airport to Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) is General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) ENE of UPN.
- Because of Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport's high elevation of 5,258 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at UPN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make UPN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.26 miles (43.87 km) NE | Húsavík Airport (HZK) | Húsavík, Iceland |     |
| 2 | 40.46 miles (65.11 km) NW | Siglufjörður Airport (SIJ) | Siglufjörður, Iceland | |
| 3 | 42.94 miles (69.11 km) W | Sauðárkrókur Airport (SAK) | Sauðárkrókur, Iceland | |
| 4 | 61.28 miles (98.62 km) N | Grímsey Airport (GRY) | Grímsey, Iceland | |
| 5 | 86.21 miles (138.74 km) ENE | Þórshöfn Airport (THO) | Þórshöfn, Iceland | |
| 6 | 91.73 miles (147.63 km) E | Vopnafjörður Airport (VPN) | Vopnafjörður, Iceland | |
| 7 | 94.97 miles (152.84 km) WNW | Gjögur Airport (GJR) | Gjögur, Iceland | |
| 8 | 108.46 miles (174.54 km) ESE | Egilsstaðir Airport (EGS) | Egilsstaðir, Iceland | |
| 9 | 125.68 miles (202.27 km) SE | Hornafjörður Airport (HFN) | Höfn, Iceland | |
| 10 | 145.64 miles (234.38 km) WNW | Ísafjörður Airport (IFJ) | Ísafjörður, Iceland | |
| 11 | 154.97 miles (249.40 km) SW | Reykjavík Airport (RKV) | Reykjavík, Iceland | |
| 12 | 155.88 miles (250.86 km) W | Bíldudalur Airport (BIU) | Bíldudalur, Iceland | |
| 13 | 167.73 miles (269.93 km) SSW | Vestmannaeyjar Airport (VEY) | Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | |
| 14 | 168.22 miles (270.73 km) W | Patreksfjörður Airport (PFJ) | Patreksfjörður, Iceland | |
| 15 | 176.41 miles (283.90 km) SW | Keflavík International Airport (KEF) | Keflavík (near Reykjavík), Iceland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,120.63 miles (17,896.87 km) SSW | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,085.89 miles (17,840.97 km) SSW | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,038.91 miles (17,765.36 km) SSW | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,996.47 miles (17,697.05 km) SSW | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,987.87 miles (17,683.22 km) SSW | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,969.14 miles (17,653.07 km) SSW | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,966.21 miles (17,648.36 km) SSW | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,963.95 miles (17,644.73 km) SSW | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,919.59 miles (17,573.33 km) SSW | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,901.68 miles (17,544.51 km) SSW | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,892.08 miles (17,529.05 km) SSW | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,887.30 miles (17,521.37 km) SSW | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,872.15 miles (17,496.99 km) SSW | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,852.24 miles (17,464.95 km) SSW | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,813.44 miles (17,402.50 km) SSW | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 73.02 miles (117.52 km) ENE | General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 2 | 97.11 miles (156.28 km) S | Lázaro Cárdenas Airport (LZC) | Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 3 | 100.61 miles (161.92 km) W | Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) | Colima, Colima, Mexico | |
| 4 | 109.12 miles (175.62 km) NE | Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) | Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 5 | 113.42 miles (182.54 km) NW | Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL) | Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 6 | 116.11 miles (186.86 km) NNE | Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) | León, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 7 | 128.84 miles (207.34 km) N | Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM) | Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 8 | 129.71 miles (208.75 km) SSE | Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH) | Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico | |
| 9 | 147.00 miles (236.57 km) NE | Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) | Querétaro, Mexico | |
| 10 | 160.54 miles (258.37 km) N | Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) | Aguascalientes, Mexico | |
| 11 | 161.27 miles (259.54 km) E | Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) | Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico | |
| 12 | 165.24 miles (265.93 km) W | Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO) | Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico | |
| 13 | 185.41 miles (298.39 km) ESE | General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ) | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico | |
| 14 | 193.37 miles (311.20 km) E | Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 15 | 198.42 miles (319.32 km) E | Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,486.32 miles (18,485.39 km) E | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,118.40 miles (17,893.29 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,088.35 miles (17,844.93 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,082.81 miles (17,836.00 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 5 | 11,022.30 miles (17,738.62 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 6 | 10,978.41 miles (17,668.00 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 7 | 10,972.23 miles (17,658.05 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 8 | 10,937.59 miles (17,602.29 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 9 | 10,909.50 miles (17,557.10 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 10 | 10,818.91 miles (17,411.31 km) SSE | Villa International Airport (VAM) | Maamigili, Maldives | |
| 11 | 10,779.39 miles (17,347.71 km) S | Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) | Hulhulé Island, Maldives | |
| 12 | 10,675.15 miles (17,179.95 km) S | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | 10,650.56 miles (17,140.37 km) S | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | 10,649.10 miles (17,138.02 km) S | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) | Hambantota, Sri Lanka | |
| 15 | 10,635.13 miles (17,115.55 km) ESE | Frégate Island Airport (FRK) | Frégate Island, Seychelles | |