Nonstop flight route between Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico and Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW), Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico and Ben Gurion Airport (TLV), Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,774 miles (or 12,511 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 Ben Gurion 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 Ben Gurion Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

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".
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Ben Gurion Airport (TLV):

• Terminal 3, which opened on 28 October 2004, replaced Terminal 1 as the main international gateway to and from Israel.
• The first civilian transatlantic route, New York City to Tel Aviv, was inaugurated by TWA in 1946.
• Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,672 miles (18,784 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Prior to the opening of Terminal 3, Terminal 1 was the main terminal building at Ben Gurion Airport.
• The closest airport to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) is Sde Dov Airport (SDV), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NW of TLV.
• Because of Ben Gurion Airport's relatively low elevation of 134 feet, planes can take off or land at Ben Gurion 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 addition, Israel Aerospace Industries also maintains its head office on airport grounds as well as extensive aviation construction and repair facilities.
• Until August 2007 there was a system of color codes on checked baggage but the practice was discontinued after complaints of discrimination.
• This terminal, built in 1999, was meant to handle the crowds expected in 2000, but never officially opened.
• In addition to being known as "Ben Gurion Airport", another name for TLV is "נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה בֵּן גּוּרְיוֹן".