Nonstop flight route between Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States and Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States and Ciudad Obregón International Airport (CEN), Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,042 miles (or 3,287 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 relatively short distance between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Ciudad Obregón International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCA / KDCA |
Airport Name: | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport |
Location: | Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°51'7"N by 77°2'16"W |
Area Served: | Washington Metropolitan Area |
Operator/Owner: | Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from DCA |
More Information: | DCA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEN / MMCN |
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Location: | Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°23'32"N by 109°49'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 205 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CEN |
More Information: | CEN Maps & Info |
Facts about Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA):
- Reagan National Airport is subject to a federally mandated perimeter limitation and may not accommodate nonstop flights to or from cities beyond 1,250-statute-mile, with limited exceptions.
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of DCA.
- On February 6, 1998 President Bill Clinton signed legislation changing the airport's name from Washington National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, to honor the former president on his 87th birthday.
- The Ronand Reagan Washington National Airport station on the Washington Metro, serving the Yellow and Blue lines, is located on an elevated outdoor platform station adjacent to Terminals B and C.
- After the attacks, the airport was closed for several weeks, and security was tightened when it reopened.
- Because of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Ronald Reagan Washington National 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 runway layout has changed little, except for the 1956 closure of a fourth, east–west runway now used for taxiing and aircraft parking.
- Service to the airport's Metro station began in 1977.
- The furthest airport from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,682 miles (18,800 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Ciudad Obregón International Airport (CEN):
- Ciudad Obregón International Airport (CEN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ciudad Obregón International Airport's relatively low elevation of 205 feet, planes can take off or land at Ciudad Obregón 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.
- The closest airport to Ciudad Obregón International Airport (CEN) is General José María Yáñez International Airport (GYM), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) WNW of CEN.
- The furthest airport from Ciudad Obregón International Airport (CEN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,756 miles (18,919 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Ciudad Obregón International Airport", another name for CEN is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Ciudad Obregón".