Nonstop flight route between Douglas, Arizona, United States and La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL), Douglas, Arizona, United States and Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP), La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 505 miles (or 813 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 Douglas Municipal Airport and Manuel Márquez de León International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DGL / KDGL |
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Location: | Douglas, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°20'33"N by 109°30'23"W |
Area Served: | Douglas, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | City of Douglas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4173 feet (1,272 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DGL |
More Information: | DGL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAP / MMLP |
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Location: | La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°4'21"N by 110°21'43"W |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 69 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAP |
More Information: | LAP Maps & Info |
Facts about Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL):
- Records of Auxiliary Airfield #4 have been lost to time.
- Because of Douglas Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,173 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DGL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DGL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Douglas Municipal Airport", another name for DGL is "Douglas Army Airfield".
- The closest airport to Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) is Bisbee Douglas International Airport (DUG), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of DGL.
- Pilots in Air Transport Command began training at Douglas in June 1944.
- A 1975 improvement project included replacement of the Medium Intensity Runway Lighting system for Runways 17-35 and 8-26.
- The furthest airport from Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,522 miles (18,542 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Douglas Municipal Airport (DGL) has 2 runways.
- The Army activated the former Douglas Air Field on May 28, 1942, as a twin-engine advanced flying school for training bomber pilots.
Facts about Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP):
- In addition to being known as "Manuel Márquez de León International Airport", another name for LAP is "Aeropuerto Internacional Manuel Márquez de León".
- Because of Manuel Márquez de León International Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Manuel Márquez de León 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 furthest airport from Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP) is Los Cabos International Airport (SJD), which is located 75 miles (121 kilometers) SSE of LAP.