Nonstop flight route between Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Canouan Airport (CIW), Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA), Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,578 miles (or 4,149 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 Canouan Airport and General Juan N. Álvarez 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 Canouan Airport and General Juan N. Álvarez 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 Canouan Airport (CIW):

• The furthest airport from Canouan Airport (CIW) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Canouan Airport (meaning Canouan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,200 miles (19,633 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to Canouan Airport (CIW) is Union Island Airport (UNI), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) SW of CIW.
• Because of Canouan Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Canouan 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.
• Canouan Airport (CIW) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA):

• Because of General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at General Juan N. Álvarez 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 closest airport to General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) is Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) WNW of ACA.
• General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) has 2 runways.
• In 2012, the airport handled 546,951 passengers, and in 2013 it handled 617,079 passengers.
• List of passengers per year since 2001.
• In addition to being known as "General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport", another name for ACA is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Juan N. Álvarez".
• The facility has many services for passengers, including restaurants, VIP lounges, and several gates equipped with jetways, and is divided in two terminals, The passenger terminal, serving all scheduled flight and all airlines and the general aviation Terminal, which is a 1960's circular building.
• Because Acapulco has always been considered an important resort and recreation area, Juan Álvarez International Airport has long been important in the development of tourism in southern Mexico.
• The furthest airport from General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,310 miles (18,202 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.