Nonstop flight route between Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico and Edinburgh, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ), Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico and Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Edinburgh, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,368 miles (or 8,639 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 Edinburgh 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 Mariano Matamoros Airport and Edinburgh Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about General Mariano Matamoros Airport (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.
• In addition to being known as "General Mariano Matamoros Airport", another name for CVJ is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Mariano Matamoros".
• 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.
• It was Aerolíneas Internacionales' hub before the airline ceased operations in 2003.
• General Mariano Matamoros Airport, also known as Cuernavaca Airport, is an airport located in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, near Mexico City.
• The airport, being composed of a sole terminal building, was recently renovated with the purpose of offering more modern facilities.
• General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• VivaAerobus resumed service at the airport in July 2012, and ceased in September 2013.

Facts about Edinburgh Airport (EDI):

• In 1918 the Royal Air Force was formed and the airfield was named RAF Turnhouse and ownership transferred to the Ministry of Defence.
• In 1952 the runway was extended to 6000 ft to handle the Vampire FB5s operated by the based 603 Squadron.
• The furthest airport from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,713 miles (18,850 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The airport is served by Edinburgh Trams, a light rail link from the terminal to Edinburgh city centre.
• A £40m extension to the departure lounge has been built, work commenced in December, 2008.
• Edinburgh Airport handled 9,775,443 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Perth Airport (PSL), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of EDI.
• Edinburgh Airport (EDI) has 2 runways.
• Because of Edinburgh Airport's relatively low elevation of 136 feet, planes can take off or land at Edinburgh 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 only international services from Edinburgh during the 1980s were to Amsterdam and Dublin, but in the following years links were opened to destinations in France and Germany.