Nonstop flight route between Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil and Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC), Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil and General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM), Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,523 miles (or 7,279 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 Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport and General Francisco Javier Mina 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 Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport and General Francisco Javier Mina 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: | LEC / SBLE |
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Location: | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°28'59"S by 41°16'23"W |
Area Served: | Lençóis |
Operator/Owner: | Sinart |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1676 feet (511 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LEC |
More Information: | LEC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAM / MMTM |
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Location: | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°17'47"N by 97°51'56"W |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 80 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from TAM |
More Information: | TAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC):
- In addition to being known as "Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport", another name for LEC is "Aeroporto Coronel Horácio de Mattos".
- Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (meaning Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- The closest airport to Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) is Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ), which is located 153 miles (247 kilometers) WSW of LEC.
Facts about General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM):
- In addition to being known as "General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport", another name for TAM is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Francisco Javier Mina".
- General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM) is Tamuín National Airport (TSL), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) WSW of TAM.
- The furthest airport from General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,243 miles (18,094 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport or Tampico International Airport is an international airport located at Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
- Because of General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at General Francisco Javier Mina 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.