Nonstop flight route between Osaka, Japan and Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kansai International Airport (KIX), Osaka, Japan and Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW), Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,146 miles (or 11,500 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 Kansai International Airport and Captain Rogelio Castillo National 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 Kansai International Airport and Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIX / RJBB |
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| Location: | Osaka, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°26'3"N by 135°13'58"E |
| Area Served: | Greater Osaka Area |
| Operator/Owner: | Kansai International Airport Co., Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KIX |
| More Information: | KIX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYW / MMCY |
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| Location: | Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°32'44"N by 100°53'11"W |
| Area Served: | Celaya |
| Operator/Owner: | Patronato del Aeropuerto de Celaya |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5709 feet (1,740 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CYW |
| More Information: | CYW Maps & Info |
Facts about Kansai International Airport (KIX):
- Kansai International Airport (KIX) has 2 runways.
- On 17 January 1995, Japan was struck by the Kobe earthquake, whose epicenter was about 20 km away from KIX and killed 6,434 people on Japan's main island of Honshū.
- On 17 February 2005, Chubu Centrair International Airport opened in Nagoya, just east of Osaka.
- In addition to being known as "Kansai International Airport", other names for KIX include "関西国際空港" and "Kansai Kokusai Kūkō".
- The ticketing hall overlooks the international departures concourse, and the two are separated by a glass partition.
- The closest airport to Kansai International Airport (KIX) is Kobe Airport (UKB), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) N of KIX.
- Construction started in 1987.
- Since July 2008, Osaka Prefecture governor Toru Hashimoto has been a vocal critic of Itami Airport, arguing that the Chuo Shinkansen maglev line will make much of its domestic role irrelevant, and that its domestic functions should be transferred to Kansai Airport in conjunction with upgraded high-speed access to Kansai from central Osaka.
- Because of Kansai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Kansai 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 furthest airport from Kansai International Airport (KIX) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,980 miles (19,279 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
Facts about Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW):
- The closest airport to Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) is Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) E of CYW.
- Because of Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport's high elevation of 5,709 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CYW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CYW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport", other names for CYW include "Aeropuerto Nacional Capitán Rogelio Castillo" and "Captain Rogelio Castillo".
- The furthest airport from Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,414 miles (18,369 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) currently has only 1 runway.
