Nonstop flight route between Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Tamuín, San Luis Potosí, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Melbourne Airport (MEL), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Tamuín National Airport (TSL), Tamuín, San Luis Potosí, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,548 miles (or 13,756 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 Melbourne Airport and Tamuín 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 Melbourne Airport and Tamuín 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: | MEL / YMML |
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Location: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°40'23"S by 144°50'35"E |
Area Served: | Melbourne |
Operator/Owner: | Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 434 feet (132 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEL |
More Information: | MEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TSL / MMTN |
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Location: | Tamuín, San Luis Potosí, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°2'41"N by 98°48'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 164 feet (50 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TSL |
More Information: | TSL Maps & Info |
Facts about Melbourne Airport (MEL):
- The closest airport to Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Essendon Airport (MEB), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SE of MEL.
- Since privatisation, further improvements to infrastructure have begun at the airport, including expansion of runways, car parks and terminals.
- Melbourne Airport (MEL) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Melbourne Airport", another name for MEL is "Tullamarine Airport".
- Before the opening of Melbourne Airport, Melbourne's main airport was Essendon Airport which was officially designated an international airport in 1950.
- Melbourne Airport handled 2,998,000 passengers last year.
- Terminal 3 – opened with the airport as the Ansett Australia terminal, but is now owned by Melbourne Airport.
- Because of Melbourne Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at Melbourne 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.
- Expansion of carparks has also continued with a $40 million project commenced in 2004, doubling the size of the short term carpark with the addition of 2,500 spaces over six levels, along with 1,200 new spaces added to the 5,000 already available in the long term carpark.
- The furthest airport from Melbourne Airport (MEL) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Melbourne Airport (meaning Melbourne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,613 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
Facts about Tamuín National Airport (TSL):
- The closest airport to Tamuín National Airport (TSL) is General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) ENE of TSL.
- In addition to being known as "Tamuín National Airport", another name for TSL is "Aeropuerto Nacional de Tamuín".
- Tamuín National Airport (TSL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tamuín National Airport's relatively low elevation of 164 feet, planes can take off or land at Tamuín National 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 Tamuín National Airport (TSL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,276 miles (18,146 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.