Nonstop flight route between Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico and Leiden, Netherlands:
Departure Airport:
(25°46'11"N by 97°31'31"W)
Arrival Airport:
(52°10'0"N by 4°25'9"E)
Distance from MAM to LID:
5,303.52 miles (8,535.16 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM), Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico and Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID), Leiden, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,304 miles (or 8,535 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 General Servando Canales International Airport and Valkenburg Naval Air Base, 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 General Servando Canales International Airport and Valkenburg Naval Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAM / MMMA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°46'11"N by 97°31'31"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAM |
| More Information: | MAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LID / EHVB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Leiden, Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°10'0"N by 4°25'9"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LID |
| More Information: | LID Maps & Info |
Facts about General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM):
- General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,152 miles (17,947 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "General Servando Canales International Airport", another name for MAM is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Servando Canales".
- The closest airport to General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM) is Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNE of MAM.
- Because of General Servando Canales International Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at General Servando Canales 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 Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID):
- Because of Valkenburg Naval Air Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Valkenburg Naval Air Base 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 Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) S of LID.
- Construction of the air base was commenced in 1939, but not completed before the start of the Second World War.
- Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Valkenburg Naval Air Base", another name for LID is "Vliegkamp Valkenburg".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.31 miles (18.20 km) NNE | Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) | Brownsville, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 32.61 miles (52.48 km) NNW | Valley International Airport (HRL) | Harlingen, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 46.71 miles (75.18 km) WNW | General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) | Reynosa, Mexico | |
| 4 | 52.44 miles (84.39 km) WNW | McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 121.32 miles (195.24 km) N | Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) | Kingsville, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 133.62 miles (215.04 km) N | Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 138.22 miles (222.45 km) N | Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 139.65 miles (224.74 km) NNW | Alice International Airport (ALI) | Alice, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 160.59 miles (258.45 km) W | General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 10 | 162.76 miles (261.94 km) N | Aransas County Airport (RKP) | Rockport, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 168.64 miles (271.40 km) SSW | General Pedro J. Méndez International Airport (CVM) | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico | |
| 12 | 171.23 miles (275.56 km) NW | Laredo International Airport (LRD) | Laredo, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 171.29 miles (275.66 km) NW | Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | |
| 14 | 212.50 miles (341.98 km) W | Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) | Saltillo, Mexico | |
| 15 | 212.84 miles (342.53 km) NNW | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,151.74 miles (17,946.94 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,112.32 miles (17,883.50 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,821.31 miles (17,415.17 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,699.35 miles (17,218.90 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,696.80 miles (17,214.79 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,586.62 miles (17,037.47 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,577.26 miles (17,022.40 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,515.48 miles (16,922.98 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 9 | 10,507.18 miles (16,909.63 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,491.99 miles (16,885.18 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,476.22 miles (16,859.80 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,452.47 miles (16,821.58 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,440.20 miles (16,801.84 km) SW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 10,436.22 miles (16,795.43 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 15 | 10,432.29 miles (16,789.10 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.51 miles (23.35 km) S | Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 2 | 17.56 miles (28.27 km) NE | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands | |
| 3 | 46.84 miles (75.37 km) SSE | Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) | Breda, Netherlands | |
| 4 | 49.70 miles (79.99 km) S | Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE) | Woensdrecht, Netherlands | |
| 5 | 51.01 miles (82.09 km) ENE | Lelystad Airport (LEY) | Lelystad, Netherlands | |
| 6 | 54.46 miles (87.64 km) NNE | De Kooy Airfield (DHR) | Den Helder, Netherlands | |
| 7 | 63.94 miles (102.90 km) SSE | Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL) | Zoersel / Oostmalle, Belgium | |
| 8 | 64.17 miles (103.26 km) SE | Eindhoven Airport (EIN) | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
| 9 | 64.63 miles (104.00 km) ESE | Volkel Air Base (UDE) | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| 10 | 67.54 miles (108.70 km) S | Antwerp International Airport (ANR) | Antwerp, Belgium | |
| 11 | 83.18 miles (133.86 km) ESE | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| 12 | 87.47 miles (140.76 km) S | Brussels Airport (BRU) | Brussels, Belgium | |
| 13 | 92.40 miles (148.70 km) NE | Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | |
| 14 | 94.36 miles (151.85 km) SW | Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) | Flanders, Belgium | |
| 15 | 104.27 miles (167.81 km) SE | Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,858.00 miles (19,083.55 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,663.95 miles (18,771.27 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,652.07 miles (18,752.15 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,624.29 miles (18,707.43 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,624.24 miles (18,707.35 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,622.84 miles (18,705.10 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,622.06 miles (18,703.84 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,611.76 miles (18,687.27 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,601.62 miles (18,670.95 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,596.11 miles (18,662.08 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,574.64 miles (18,627.53 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,569.54 miles (18,619.32 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,566.85 miles (18,615.00 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,562.10 miles (18,607.35 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,560.13 miles (18,604.18 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |