Nonstop flight route between Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia and Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Darwin International Airport (DRW), Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia and General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM), Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,089 miles (or 14,627 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 Darwin International Airport and General Pedro J. Méndez International 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 Darwin International Airport and General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Darwin International Airport (DRW):

• Between 1950 and 1974 Darwin Airport acted as the primary domestic and international airport for the Northern Territory and a very important stop for airlines flying between Australia, Asia and onwards to Europe.
• The furthest airport from Darwin International Airport (DRW) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,867 miles (19,099 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
• Because of Darwin International Airport's relatively low elevation of 103 feet, planes can take off or land at Darwin 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 airport is located in Darwin, Northern Territory's northern suburbs, 13 km from the Darwin city centre, in the suburb of Marrara.
• Darwin International Airport handled 1,743,734 passengers last year.
• During the 2009–10 financial year there was a total of 1,569,007 passengers which consisted of 207,825 international passengers and 1,361,182 domestic passengers, up 2.0%.
• In December 2010 the Federal Government approved the Darwin Airport Master Plan, a 20-year blueprint of how the airport will be affected by and manage issues such as aviation growth and the rise of Darwin Airport as an international transit point between Europe, Asia and Australia.
• Darwin International Airport (DRW) has 2 runways.
• During the 2010–11 financial year there was a total of 1,679,899 passengers.
• In addition to being known as "Darwin International Airport", another name for DRW is "RAAF Base Darwin".
• The closest airport to Darwin International Airport (DRW) is Bathurst Island Airport (BRT), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NNW of DRW.

Facts about General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM):

• Because of General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 761 feet, planes can take off or land at General Pedro J. Méndez 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.
• In addition to being known as "General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport", another name for CVM is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Pedro José Méndez".
• The closest airport to General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) is Tamuín National Airport (TSL), which is located 115 miles (185 kilometers) S of CVM.
• The furthest airport from General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,270 miles (18,138 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) currently has only 1 runway.