Nonstop flight route between Burley, Idaho, United States and La Jolla de Cortes, Sonora, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Burley Municipal Airport (BYI), Burley, Idaho, United States and Mar de Cortés International Airport (PPE), La Jolla de Cortes, Sonora, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 774 miles (or 1,245 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 Burley Municipal Airport and Mar de Cortés International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Burley Municipal Airport (BYI):

• Because of Burley Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,150 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BYI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BYI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Burley Municipal Airport (BYI) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Burley Municipal Airport (BYI) is Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) W of BYI.
• In addition to being known as "Burley Municipal Airport", another name for BYI is "Burley J R Jack Simplot Airport".
• The furthest airport from Burley Municipal Airport (BYI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,854 miles (17,467 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Mar de Cortés International Airport (PPE):

• The closest airport to Mar de Cortés International Airport (PPE) is San Felipe International Airport (SFH), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) WSW of PPE.
• In addition to being known as "Mar de Cortés International Airport", other names for PPE include "Aeropuerto Internacional del Mar de Cortés" and "MMPE".
• The airport was inaugurated on November 5, 2009 when President Felipe Calderón's presidential plane landed on the runway for the Border Governors' meeting.
• As of October 31, 2009 the airport is officially open to the public, and is operating as a Mexican Airport of Entry.
• Mar de Cortés International Airport (PPE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The Mar de Cortés International Airport is the first fully privately funded airport in Mexico.
• The furthest airport from Mar de Cortés International Airport (PPE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,609 miles (18,683 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Mar de Cortés International Airport's relatively low elevation of 71 feet, planes can take off or land at Mar de Cortés 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.