Nonstop flight route between Balmaceda, Chile and Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Balmaceda Airport (BBA), Balmaceda, Chile and Cancún International Airport (CUN), Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,723 miles (or 7,601 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 Balmaceda Airport and Cancún 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 Balmaceda Airport and Cancún 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: | BBA / SCBA |
Airport Name: | Balmaceda Airport |
Location: | Balmaceda, Chile |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°54'57"S by 71°41'21"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1722 feet (525 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBA |
More Information: | BBA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CUN / MMUN |
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Location: | Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°2'12"N by 86°52'36"W |
Area Served: | Cancún |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CUN |
More Information: | CUN Maps & Info |
Facts about Balmaceda Airport (BBA):
- The closest airport to Balmaceda Airport (BBA) is Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of BBA.
- The furthest airport from Balmaceda Airport (BBA) is Mandalgovi Airport (MXW), which is nearly antipodal to Balmaceda Airport (meaning Balmaceda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mandalgovi Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,857 kilometers) away in Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia.
- Balmaceda Airport (BBA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Cancún International Airport (CUN):
- The closest airport to Cancún International Airport (CUN) is Cozumel International Airport (CZM), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) S of CUN.
- The terminals together comprise 47 boarding gates, 22 in Terminal 2, and 14 in Terminal 3.
- The furthest airport from Cancún International Airport (CUN) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,778 miles (18,955 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In 2005 ASUR invested US$150 million for the construction of Terminal 3, a new runway, and a new control tower.
- Cancún International Airport (CUN) currently has only 1 runway.
- On June 1, 2013 it was announced that the Mexican Port Authority will be constructing a Terminal 4 at CUN.
- In addition to being known as "Cancún International Airport", another name for CUN is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún".
- Because of Cancún International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Cancún 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.