Nonstop flight route between Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico and León, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(20°32'44"N by 100°53'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(42°35'20"N by 5°39'20"W)
Distance from CYW to LEN:
5,523.43 miles (8,889.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW), Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico and León Airport (LEN), León, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,523 miles (or 8,889 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 Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport and León 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 Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport and León Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYW / MMCY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°32'44"N by 100°53'11"W |
| Area Served: | Celaya |
| Operator/Owner: | Patronato del Aeropuerto de Celaya |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5709 feet (1,740 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CYW |
| More Information: | CYW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEN / LELN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | León, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°35'20"N by 5°39'20"W |
| Area Served: | León, Spain |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3005 feet (916 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEN |
| More Information: | LEN Maps & Info |
Facts about Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW):
- In addition to being known as "Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport", other names for CYW include "Aeropuerto Nacional Capitán Rogelio Castillo" and "Captain Rogelio Castillo".
- The closest airport to Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) is Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) E of CYW.
- Because of Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport's high elevation of 5,709 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CYW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CYW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,414 miles (18,369 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about León Airport (LEN):
- In 2003 a new Rescue and Fire Fighting Services Building was built, with its corresponding developed and landscaped area, as well as a technical block and an elevated water tank.
- León Airport (LEN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to León Airport (LEN) is Asturias Airport (OVD), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) NNW of LEN.
- León Airport handled 30,890 passengers last year.
- In the 1940s an aviation school was installed in the facilities, where the first pilots graduated at the General Aviation School.
- In addition to being known as "León Airport", another name for LEN is "Aeropuerto de León".
- The furthest airport from León Airport (LEN) is Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ), which is nearly antipodal to León Airport (meaning León Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaikoura Aerodrome), and is located 12,397 miles (19,952 kilometers) away in Kaikoura, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.46 miles (73.16 km) E | Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) | Querétaro, Mexico |     |
| 2 | 48.92 miles (78.72 km) S | General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 3 | 49.30 miles (79.34 km) NW | Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) | León, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 4 | 84.18 miles (135.47 km) NW | Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM) | Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 5 | 109.12 miles (175.62 km) SW | Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) | Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 6 | 118.09 miles (190.04 km) N | Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP) | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México | |
| 7 | 119.72 miles (192.67 km) SE | Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) | Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico | |
| 8 | 122.19 miles (196.65 km) NW | Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) | Aguascalientes, Mexico | |
| 9 | 133.05 miles (214.12 km) ESE | Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico | |
| 10 | 133.05 miles (214.12 km) ESE | Cupul National Airport (TZM) | Tizimín, Yucatan, Mexico | |
| 11 | 140.56 miles (226.21 km) ESE | Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 12 | 156.90 miles (252.50 km) W | Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL) | Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 13 | 158.55 miles (255.17 km) SE | General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ) | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico | |
| 14 | 169.31 miles (272.47 km) NE | Tamuín National Airport (TSL) | Tamuín, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | |
| 15 | 189.49 miles (304.95 km) ESE | Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) | Puebla, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,413.96 miles (18,368.94 km) E | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,129.53 miles (17,911.20 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,050.73 miles (17,784.38 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,986.88 miles (17,681.62 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 5 | 10,925.79 miles (17,583.32 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 6 | 10,913.01 miles (17,562.74 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 7 | 10,908.63 miles (17,555.69 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 8 | 10,843.14 miles (17,450.31 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 9 | 10,814.50 miles (17,404.21 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 10 | 10,723.73 miles (17,258.12 km) SSE | Villa International Airport (VAM) | Maamigili, Maldives | |
| 11 | 10,686.14 miles (17,197.63 km) SSE | Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) | Hulhulé Island, Maldives | |
| 12 | 10,601.25 miles (17,061.02 km) S | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | 10,579.51 miles (17,026.03 km) S | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | 10,577.68 miles (17,023.09 km) S | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) | Hambantota, Sri Lanka | |
| 15 | 10,552.51 miles (16,982.57 km) SW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.01 miles (112.67 km) NNW | Asturias Airport (OVD) | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain | |
| 2 | 73.59 miles (118.42 km) SE | Valladolid International Airport (VLL) | Valladolid, Spain | |
| 3 | 73.87 miles (118.88 km) SW | Bragança Airport (BGC) | Bragança, Portugal | |
| 4 | 105.28 miles (169.43 km) E | Burgos Airport (RGS) | Burgos, Spain | |
| 5 | 109.33 miles (175.95 km) ENE | Santander Airport (SDR) | Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |
| 6 | 113.38 miles (182.47 km) S | Salamanca-Matacán Airport (SLM) | Salamanca, Spain | |
| 7 | 139.52 miles (224.53 km) SW | Vila Real Airport (VRL) | Vila Real, Portugal | |
| 8 | 141.63 miles (227.93 km) W | Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | |
| 9 | 146.19 miles (235.28 km) WNW | A Coruña Airport (LCG) | A Coruña, Spain | |
| 10 | 147.29 miles (237.04 km) ENE | Bilbao Airport (BIO) | Bilbao, Spain | |
| 11 | 150.12 miles (241.60 km) E | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | |
| 12 | 153.63 miles (247.24 km) W | Vigo Airport (VGO) | Vigo, Galicia, Spain | |
| 13 | 158.89 miles (255.71 km) WSW | Braga Airport (BGZ) | Braga, Portugal | |
| 14 | 170.06 miles (273.68 km) E | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain | |
| 15 | 181.35 miles (291.86 km) WSW | Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) | Porto, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,397.33 miles (19,951.53 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,358.93 miles (19,889.73 km) SSE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,346.47 miles (19,869.66 km) SSW | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,330.58 miles (19,844.09 km) SSE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,326.14 miles (19,836.95 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,315.78 miles (19,820.28 km) SSW | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,313.98 miles (19,817.38 km) SE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,307.02 miles (19,806.18 km) SSW | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,295.91 miles (19,788.30 km) SE | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,283.55 miles (19,768.41 km) ESE | Westport Airport (WSZ) | Westport, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,279.68 miles (19,762.18 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,275.94 miles (19,756.16 km) E | Greymouth Airport (GMN) | Greymouth, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,266.79 miles (19,741.43 km) SSW | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,265.89 miles (19,739.98 km) E | Hokitika Airport (HKK) | Hokitika, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,251.90 miles (19,717.48 km) S | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |