Nonstop flight route between Funchal, Madeira, Portugal and Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Madeira Airport (FNC), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal and Ciudad Acuña International Airport (ACN), Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,857 miles (or 7,816 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 Madeira Airport and Ciudad Acuña 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 Madeira Airport and Ciudad Acuña International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNC / LPMA |
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Location: | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°41'39"N by 16°46'41"W |
Area Served: | Funchal |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos da Madeira |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FNC |
More Information: | FNC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACN / MMCC |
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Location: | Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°20'2"N by 101°6'2"W |
Area Served: | Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, México |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1410 feet (430 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ACN |
More Information: | ACN Maps & Info |
Facts about Madeira Airport (FNC):
- The furthest airport from Madeira Airport (FNC) is Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH), which is nearly antipodal to Madeira Airport (meaning Madeira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lord Howe Island Airport), and is located 12,181 miles (19,604 kilometers) away in Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia.
- In 2000, the runway was again extended this time to 2,781 m almost doubling the size of the original runway.
- The closest airport to Madeira Airport (FNC) is Porto Santo Airport (PXO), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NE of FNC.
- Because of Madeira Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Madeira 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 History Channel program Most Extreme Airports ranked it as the 9th most dangerous airport in the world, and the second most dangerous in Europe after Gibraltar International Airport.
- The airport has a single terminal which opened in 1973.
- Madeira Airport (FNC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Madeira Airport", another name for FNC is "Aeroporto da Madeira".
- Madeira Airport handled 2,311,380 passengers last year.
Facts about Ciudad Acuña International Airport (ACN):
- In addition to being known as "Ciudad Acuña International Airport", another name for ACN is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Ciudad Acuña".
- The furthest airport from Ciudad Acuña International Airport (ACN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,259 miles (18,120 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Ciudad Acuña International Airport (ACN) is Del Rio International Airport (DRT), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ENE of ACN.
- Ciudad Acuña International Airport (ACN) currently has only 1 runway.