Nonstop flight route between Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico and Kekaha, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ), Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico and PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), Kekaha, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,900 miles (or 6,276 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 Mariano Matamoros Airport and PMRF Barking Sands, 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 Mariano Matamoros Airport and PMRF Barking Sands. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CVJ / MMCB |
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| Location: | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°50'6"N by 99°15'42"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuerto de Cuernavaca S.A. de C.V. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4277 feet (1,304 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CVJ |
| More Information: | CVJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKH / PHBK |
| Airport Name: | PMRF Barking Sands |
| Location: | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°1'22"N by 159°47'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BKH |
| More Information: | BKH Maps & Info |
Facts about General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ):
- Because of General Mariano Matamoros Airport's high elevation of 4,277 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CVJ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CVJ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ) is Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNW of CVJ.
- The furthest airport from General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,302 miles (18,189 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "General Mariano Matamoros Airport", another name for CVJ is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Mariano Matamoros".
- It was Aerolíneas Internacionales' hub before the airline ceased operations in 2003.
Facts about PMRF Barking Sands (BKH):
- The closest airport to PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) is Port Allen Airport (PAK), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) SE of BKH.
- Because of PMRF Barking Sands's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at PMRF Barking Sands 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 1921, the land area known as the Barking Sands was acquired by the Kekaha Sugar Company and became a runway for private planes.
- PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) is Gobabis Airport (GOG), which is nearly antipodal to PMRF Barking Sands (meaning PMRF Barking Sands is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobabis Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Gobabis, Namibia.
