Nonstop flight route between Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico and Tampa, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA), Ciudad Constitución, Baja California Sur, Mexico and Tampa International Airport (TPA), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,805 miles (or 2,905 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 Ciudad Constitución Airport and Tampa International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA):

• In addition to being known as "Ciudad Constitución Airport", other names for CUA include "Aeropuerto Nacional de Ciudad Constitución" and "MMDA".
• Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Ciudad Constitución Airport's relatively low elevation of 213 feet, planes can take off or land at Ciudad Constitución 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 Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,950 miles (19,232 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Ciudad Constitución Airport (CUA) is Loreto International Airport (LTO), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) NNE of CUA.

Facts about Tampa International Airport (TPA):

• On July 15, 1972 the 227-foot tall Air Traffic Control Tower opened, the tallest in the United States.
• There has been a propensity in local Tampa Bay area news media outlets and other business and governmental entities in the Tampa Bay region outside of the professional aviation community to refer to the airport as "TIA" versus the airport's actual airport code of "TPA" in either reporting or reference.
• Today, TPA Airport handles about 16.6 million passengers per year) and improvements currently in progress will increase capacity to 25-million passengers a year.
• Turbine-powered flights began in 1959 on Eastern Air Lines' L-188 Electra.
• Construction on the new terminal designed by Reynolds, Smith & Hills began in 1968 between the airport's parallel jet-capable runways.
• Because of Tampa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Tampa 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 Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of TPA.
• Tampa International Airport (TPA) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,435 miles (18,403 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.