Nonstop flight route between Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico and Porterville, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Lencero Airport (JAL), Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico and Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV), Porterville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,770 miles (or 2,849 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 El Lencero Airport and Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAL / MMJA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°28'30"N by 96°47'50"W | 
| Area Served: | Xalapa | 
| Operator/Owner: | State government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3127 feet (953 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from JAL | 
| More Information: | JAL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTV / KPTV | 
| Airport Name: | Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield | 
| Location: | Porterville, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°1'46"N by 119°3'46"W | 
| Area Served: | Porterville, California | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Porterville | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 442 feet (135 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PTV | 
| More Information: | PTV Maps & Info | 
Facts about El Lencero Airport (JAL):
- The airport has the exclusive room Aeromar, the Salón Diamante.
- 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.
- 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.
- El Lencero Airport (JAL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 2013 the airport began a renovation and expansion that includes the construction of a new runway.
- In addition to being known as "El Lencero Airport", another name for JAL is "Aeropuerto Nacional El Lencero".
- Four miles south of the airport is the hill Chavarrillo, which has 4,000 feet of elevation.
Facts about Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV):
- Because of Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 442 feet, planes can take off or land at Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield 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 was opened in September 1942 as Porterville Army Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourth Air Force as a training base during World War II.
- The furthest airport from Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,368 miles (18,294 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) is Mefford Field (TLR), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) WNW of PTV.
- Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) currently has only 1 runway.




