Nonstop flight route between Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan and Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico:
Departure Airport:
(42°46'31"N by 141°41'32"E)
Arrival Airport:
(20°36'8"N by 97°27'38"W)
Distance from CTS to PAZ:
6,667.98 miles (10,731.04 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between New Chitose Airport (CTS), Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan and El Tajín International Airport (PAZ), Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,668 miles (or 10,731 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 New Chitose Airport and El Tajín 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 New Chitose Airport and El Tajín 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: | CTS / RJCC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°46'31"N by 141°41'32"E |
| Area Served: | Sapporo metropolitan area |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Transport (airfield) Hokkaidō Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. (terminal) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CTS |
| More Information: | CTS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PAZ / MMPA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°36'8"N by 97°27'38"W |
| Area Served: | Poza Rica, Veracruz |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 497 feet (151 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PAZ |
| More Information: | PAZ Maps & Info |
Facts about New Chitose Airport (CTS):
- The airline Hokkaido Air System was at one time headquartered in the New Chitose airport terminal.
- In addition to being known as "New Chitose Airport", other names for CTS include "Sapporo/New Chitose Airport", "新千歳空港" and "Shin-Chitose Kūkō".
- Along with Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport in Russia, it is one of the closest Asian airports to North America along the great circle route used by transpacific flights, and is therefore an ideal refueling stop for many heavy cargo flights between Asia and North America.
- Because of New Chitose Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at New Chitose 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 New Chitose Airport (CTS) is Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), which is located 73 miles (117 kilometers) NNE of CTS.
- The furthest airport from New Chitose Airport (CTS) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is located 11,383 miles (18,319 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.
- New Chitose Airport (CTS) has 4 runways.
Facts about El Tajín International Airport (PAZ):
- El Tajín International Airport (PAZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to El Tajín International Airport (PAZ) is El Lencero Airport (JAL), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) SSE of PAZ.
- Because of El Tajín International Airport's relatively low elevation of 497 feet, planes can take off or land at El Tajín 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.
- In addition to being known as "El Tajín International Airport", another name for PAZ is "Aeropuerto Nacional El Tajín".
- The furthest airport from El Tajín International Airport (PAZ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,326 miles (18,228 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 72.62 miles (116.87 km) NNE | Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan |     |
| 2 | 77.41 miles (124.57 km) E | Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) | Obihiro, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 3 | 82.49 miles (132.76 km) SSW | Hakodate Airport (HKD) | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 4 | 125.08 miles (201.30 km) WSW | Okushiri Airport (OIR) | Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 5 | 127.86 miles (205.78 km) E | Kushiro Airport (KUH) | Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 6 | 136.04 miles (218.93 km) NE | Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 7 | 143.97 miles (231.70 km) S | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 8 | 145.81 miles (234.67 km) ENE | Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) | Kitami, Japan | |
| 9 | 150.27 miles (241.84 km) SSW | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 10 | 154.06 miles (247.93 km) S | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | |
| 11 | 173.70 miles (279.55 km) ENE | Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) | Nakashibetsu, Japan | |
| 12 | 181.74 miles (292.48 km) N | Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 13 | 191.13 miles (307.59 km) SSW | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 14 | 231.36 miles (372.34 km) SSW | Akita Airport (AXT) | Akita, Japan | |
| 15 | 233.04 miles (375.05 km) S | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,383.21 miles (18,319.46 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 2 | 11,379.35 miles (18,313.25 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,377.43 miles (18,310.15 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,371.50 miles (18,300.61 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,364.82 miles (18,289.86 km) E | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,353.91 miles (18,272.30 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,344.01 miles (18,256.37 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,340.63 miles (18,250.93 km) SE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 11,339.44 miles (18,249.02 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,324.32 miles (18,224.68 km) E | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 11 | 11,310.75 miles (18,202.84 km) SE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 12 | 11,309.09 miles (18,200.17 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 11,303.00 miles (18,190.37 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,285.51 miles (18,162.22 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,268.70 miles (18,135.17 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 89.01 miles (143.25 km) SSE | El Lencero Airport (JAL) | Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 2 | 116.02 miles (186.71 km) SSW | Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) | Puebla, Mexico | |
| 3 | 116.52 miles (187.52 km) WSW | Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico | |
| 4 | 116.52 miles (187.52 km) WSW | Cupul National Airport (TZM) | Tizimín, Yucatan, Mexico | |
| 5 | 119.90 miles (192.96 km) NNW | General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM) | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 6 | 130.30 miles (209.70 km) SE | General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER) | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 7 | 131.99 miles (212.42 km) NW | Tamuín National Airport (TSL) | Tamuín, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | |
| 8 | 132.04 miles (212.49 km) SW | Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 9 | 145.50 miles (234.17 km) S | Tehuacán Airport (TCN) | Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico | |
| 10 | 162.27 miles (261.14 km) WSW | Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) | Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico | |
| 11 | 169.22 miles (272.33 km) SW | General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ) | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico | |
| 12 | 176.39 miles (283.87 km) W | Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) | Querétaro, Mexico | |
| 13 | 221.62 miles (356.66 km) W | Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) | Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 14 | 234.68 miles (377.68 km) NNW | General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 15 | 236.88 miles (381.22 km) WSW | General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,326.44 miles (18,228.09 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,192.39 miles (18,012.36 km) E | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,905.67 miles (17,550.94 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 4 | 10,843.17 miles (17,450.35 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 5 | 10,829.87 miles (17,428.94 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,769.12 miles (17,331.18 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,746.44 miles (17,294.68 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,738.74 miles (17,282.28 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 9 | 10,712.62 miles (17,240.25 km) SW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 10,692.73 miles (17,208.24 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 11 | 10,688.85 miles (17,202.00 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 12 | 10,673.40 miles (17,177.13 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 10,648.20 miles (17,136.58 km) SSE | Villa International Airport (VAM) | Maamigili, Maldives | |
| 14 | 10,630.54 miles (17,108.16 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 10,617.98 miles (17,087.95 km) SSE | Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) | Hulhulé Island, Maldives | |