Nonstop flight route between Carlisle, England, United Kingdom and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX), Carlisle, England, United Kingdom and Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD), Nuevo Laredo, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,941 miles (or 7,951 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 Carlisle Lake District Airport and Quetzalcóatl 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 Carlisle Lake District Airport and Quetzalcóatl International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX):

• The closest airport to Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Newcastle Airport (NCL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) E of CAX.
• The furthest airport from Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,756 miles (18,919 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• In 1960 Cumberland County Council purchased the site and renamed it Carlisle Airport.
• Because of Carlisle Lake District Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Carlisle Lake District 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.
• Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) has 2 runways.
• Under WA Developments, some development was planned for Carlisle Lake District Airport which would have seen the introduction of freight and passenger services in the future, along with the re-surfacing of the existing runway to accept larger aircraft as part of a £21 million development.Ryanair also expressed an interest in using the completed airport as a hub.
• In January 2009, Stobart Group's subsidiary, Stobart Airports Ltd, exercised its option to acquire Carlisle Lake District Airport from Stobart Air Holdings for £14 million.
• On 17 January 2011, Stobart Air submitted proposals to build a 394,000 sq ft Air Freight Distribution Centre on the site.

Facts about Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD):

• The closest airport to Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) is Laredo International Airport (LRD), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NE of NLD.
• Quetzalcóatl International Airport handled 84,443 passengers last year.
• Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Quetzalcóatl International Airport's relatively low elevation of 484 feet, planes can take off or land at Quetzalcóatl 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 furthest airport from Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,234 miles (18,080 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Quetzalcóatl International Airport", another name for NLD is "Aeropuerto Internacional Quetzalcóatl".