Nonstop flight route between Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico and Tripoli, Libya:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport (CUU), Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico and Tripoli International Airport (TIP), Tripoli, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,615 miles (or 10,646 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 General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport and Tripoli 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 General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport and Tripoli International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport (CUU):

• Because of General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport's high elevation of 4,462 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CUU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CUU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport (CUU) is Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF), which is located 164 miles (264 kilometers) NE of CUU.
• In addition to being known as "General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport", another name for CUU is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Roberto Fierro Villalobos".
• The furthest airport from General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport (CUU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,524 miles (18,546 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport (CUU) has 3 runways.

Facts about Tripoli International Airport (TIP):

• During World War II, the airfield was used by the British Royal Air Force and was named RAF Castel Benito later changing to RAF Idris in 1952.
• The furthest airport from Tripoli International Airport (TIP) is Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), which is located 11,534 miles (18,563 kilometers) away in Avarua, Cook Islands.
• Because of Tripoli International Airport's relatively low elevation of 263 feet, planes can take off or land at Tripoli 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 September 2007, the Libyan government announced a project to upgrade and expand the airport.
• In addition to being known as "Tripoli International Airport", another name for TIP is "مطار طرابلس العالمي".
• The closest airport to Tripoli International Airport (TIP) is Mitiga International Airport (MJI), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of TIP.
• The airport has one main passenger terminal that serves international and domestic departures and arrivals.
• Tripoli International Airport handled 3,070,200 passengers last year.
• Tripoli International Airport (TIP) has 2 runways.
• The airport's Cargo-handling facilities include cranes, heavy fork lifts, roller pallet lifts and conveyor belts.