Nonstop flight route between Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico and Portorož, Slovenia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between El Lencero Airport (JAL), Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico and Portorož Airport (POW), Portorož, Slovenia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,190 miles (or 9,962 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 El Lencero Airport and Portorož 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 El Lencero Airport and Portorož Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about El Lencero Airport (JAL):

• The only airport runway is 08–26 with 3,127 feet of elevation, paved, 1,780 meters long and 30 meters wide.
• The AFIS UNICOM frequency is 123.3 MHz and is open to all operations from dawn to dusk.
• The furthest airport from El Lencero Airport (JAL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,401 miles (18,348 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In 2011, Xalapa received 5,432 passengers, while in 2012 were 5,230 passengers, according to data released by the Direction General of Civil Aeronautics.
• El Lencero Airport (JAL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to El Lencero Airport (JAL) is General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of JAL.
• In addition to being known as "El Lencero Airport", another name for JAL is "Aeropuerto Nacional El Lencero".

Facts about Portorož Airport (POW):

• The furthest airport from Portorož Airport (POW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,929 miles (19,198 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Investment in Portorož Airport continued, and on 15 April 1991, the Casino Touristic Company Turistično podjetje p.o.
• The closest airport to Portorož Airport (POW) is Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NNW of POW.
• Portorož Airport (POW) currently has only 1 runway.
• Twice-weekly regular charter flights between Portorož Airport and Rome, Catania and Salerno will be operated by Minoan air, in a bid to bring tourists from southern Italy to the Slovenian coastal resort.
• In addition to being known as "Portorož Airport", another name for POW is "Letališče Portorož".
• Because of Portorož Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Portorož 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.
• Portorož Airport gained the status of a commercial passenger airport, when on 2 June 1980, the Federal Authority for Transport and Communications issues a permit that allows the airport to be operated as a category "D" airport for civilian use in both domestic and international flights.