Nonstop flight route between Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico and Plaisance, Mauritius:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Culiacán International Airport (CUL), Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico and Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU), Plaisance, Mauritius would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,444 miles (or 18,418 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 Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam 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 Culiacán International Airport and Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam 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 Culiacán International Airport (CUL):

• 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 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.
• In addition to being known as "Culiacán International Airport", another name for CUL is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Culiacán".
• In favorable weather, flights from the Baja California peninsula and north arrive to runway 02, and flights from the rest of the country to runway 20.
• 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.
• Culiacán International Airport (CUL) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU):

• Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) is Roland Garros Airport (RUN), which is located 144 miles (231 kilometers) WSW of MRU.
• In addition to being known as "Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport", another name for MRU is "Plaisance Airport".
• Because of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport's relatively low elevation of 186 feet, planes can take off or land at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam 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 Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 11,697 miles (18,824 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
• Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport handled 269,086 passengers last year.
• Later in 1986, infrastructure works were undertaken to accommodate larger aircraft.
• In 1942, when Mauritius was a Crown colony, the government decided to build a small airport at Plaine Magnien near Mahébourg.