Nonstop flight route between Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico and Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Culiacán International Airport (CUL), Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico and Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,770 miles (or 9,286 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 Culiacán International Airport and Groningen Airport Eelde, 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 Culiacán International Airport and Groningen Airport Eelde. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Culiacán International Airport (CUL):

• From February to November 2012, the airport began the work of expansion to the terminal building.
• The furthest airport from Culiacán International Airport (CUL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,757 miles (18,920 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Culiacán International Airport (CUL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Culiacán International Airport (CUL) is Los Mochis International Airport (LMM), which is located 119 miles (191 kilometers) WNW of CUL.
• The state executive announce plans to expand the airport and the construction of a second runway for support Boeing 777.
• Because of Culiacán International Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Culiacán 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 General Aviation Terminal is located next to the Main Terminal.
• In addition to being known as "Culiacán International Airport", another name for CUL is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Culiacán".

Facts about Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ):

• Because of Groningen Airport Eelde's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Groningen Airport Eelde 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 Canadians called the site "Finitocamp"
• In 1977, a new passenger terminal opened and more parking space for cars was constructed.
• The closest airport to Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Emden Airport (EME), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of GRQ.
• In 1933, the airport's name was changed into "NV Luchthaven Eelde".
• Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Though there are several scheduled services operating from the airport the majority of operations at the airport mostly comprise charter flights to holiday destinations in Greece, Portugal, Spain and Turkey.
• With the airport becoming more crowded due to holiday flights, it was decided to join the two existing passenger halls together.
• Groningen Airport Eelde handled 20,866 passengers last year.
• In 1956, the airport was renamed as "Luchthaven Eelde NV".