Nonstop flight route between Gdańsk, Poland and Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN), Gdańsk, Poland and General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM), Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,897 miles (or 9,490 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 Gdansk Lech Walesa 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 Gdansk Lech Walesa 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 Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN):

• The furthest airport from Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,446 miles (18,421 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• A future rail line is intended to be built.
• The airport opened in 1974 near the village of Rębiechowo, to replace the previous airport located closer to the city centre in the suburb of Wrzeszcz.
• In addition to being known as "Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport", other names for GDN include "Port Lotniczy Gdańsk im. Lecha Wałęsy" and "Gdańsk".
• Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN) currently has only 1 runway.
• There was some controversy as to whether the name should be spelled Lech Walesa or Lech Wałęsa.
• Because of Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport's relatively low elevation of 489 feet, planes can take off or land at Gdansk Lech Walesa 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 Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN) is Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) N of GDN.

Facts about General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport", another name for CVM is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Pedro José Méndez".
• General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.