Nonstop flight route between Aguascalientes, Mexico and Flores Island, Azores, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU), Aguascalientes, Mexico and Flores Airport (FLW), Flores Island, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,298 miles (or 6,916 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 Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport and Flores 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 Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport and Flores Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGU / MMAS |
Airport Name: | Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport |
Location: | Aguascalientes, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°42'20"N by 102°19'4"W |
Area Served: | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6112 feet (1,863 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AGU |
More Information: | AGU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FLW / LPFL |
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Location: | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°27'29"N by 31°7'55"W |
Area Served: | Santa Cruz das Flores |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FLW |
More Information: | FLW Maps & Info |
Facts about Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU):
- The closest airport to Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) is Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SE of AGU.
- Because of Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport's high elevation of 6,112 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AGU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AGU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,502 miles (18,511 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Flores Airport (FLW):
- The furthest airport from Flores Airport (FLW) is Flinders Island Airport (FLS), which is nearly antipodal to Flores Airport (meaning Flores Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flinders Island Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,912 kilometers) away in Flinders Island, Tasmania, Australia.
- The first need for an airport/airfield on the island of Flores was recognized by the Marquis Francesco de Pinedo, colonel of the Italian Air Force, who was forced to land 200 km from the island of Flores, during his attempt to reach Newfoundland.
- On 11 January 2013, a tender was issued by ANA Aeroportos to improve the accessbility within the airport, with installation of lifts, escalators and mechanical walkways, to be installed within the intervening five years.
- Flores Airport handled 45,122 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Flores Airport", another name for FLW is "Aeroporto das Flores".
- The closest airport to Flores Airport (FLW) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) N of FLW.
- Because of Flores Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Flores 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.
- Flores Airport (FLW) currently has only 1 runway.