Nonstop flight route between Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom and Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sumburgh Airport (LSI), Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom and Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC), Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,347 miles (or 8,605 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 Sumburgh Airport and Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos 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 Sumburgh Airport and Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sumburgh Airport (LSI):

• The closest airport to Sumburgh Airport (LSI) is Tingwall Airport (LWK), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) N of LSI.
• The airport is unusual in that it has a 550 m helicopter runway as opposed to usual helipad.
• Because of Sumburgh Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Sumburgh 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.
• Sumburgh Airport (LSI) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Sumburgh Airport (LSI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,442 miles (18,414 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Sumburgh Airport is the main airport serving Shetland in Scotland.
• Sumburgh Links was surveyed and the grass strips laid out by Capt.

Facts about Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC):

• Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) is Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) ENE of TLC.
• According to official statistics provided by Administradora Mexiquense del Aeropuerto Internacional de Toluca in 2012, the airport handled 972,414 passengers and 1,161,064 passengers in 2013.
• In addition to being known as "Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport", another name for TLC is "Aeropuerto Internacional Lic. Adolfo López Mateos".
• The furthest airport from Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,325 miles (18,226 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport's high elevation of 8,466 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TLC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TLC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.