Nonstop flight route between Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico and New Plymouth, New Zealand:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Los Mochis International Airport (LMM), Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico and New Plymouth Airport (NPL), New Plymouth, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,663 miles (or 10,724 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 Los Mochis International Airport and New Plymouth 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 Los Mochis International Airport and New Plymouth Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Los Mochis International Airport (LMM):

• In addition to being known as "Los Mochis International Airport", another name for LMM is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Mochis".
• Los Mochis International Airport (LMM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Los Mochis International Airport (LMM) is Culiacán International Airport (CUL), which is located 119 miles (191 kilometers) ESE of LMM.
• The furthest airport from Los Mochis International Airport (LMM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,805 miles (18,998 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Los Mochis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Mochis 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.

Facts about New Plymouth Airport (NPL):

• The furthest airport from New Plymouth Airport (NPL) is Badajoz Airport (BJZ), which is nearly antipodal to New Plymouth Airport (meaning New Plymouth Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Badajoz Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in Badajoz, Spain.
• The airport is the 10th busiest airport in New Zealand with 32,791 aircraft movements in 2011.
• The closest airport to New Plymouth Airport (NPL) is Wanganui Airport (WAG), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SE of NPL.
• New Plymouth Airport handled 332,178 passengers last year.
• New Plymouth District Council has confirmed that they are designing a new terminal extension for construction in 2015.
• By the end of 2012 the larger ATR 72 aircraft will provide a service to Auckland due to the demands of passenger numbers.
• Because of New Plymouth Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at New Plymouth 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 original terminal was renovated during the 1990s.
• Origin Pacific Airways used to operate Jetstream J31 and Metroliner aircraft to/from Auckland and to/from Nelson 6x weekly.
• New Plymouth Airport (NPL) has 3 runways.