Nonstop flight route between Mexico City, Mexico and Ames, Iowa, United States:
Departure Airport:
(19°26'9"N by 99°4'18"W)
Arrival Airport:
(41°59'30"N by 93°37'18"W)
Distance from MEX to AMW:
1,590.84 miles (2,560.20 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX), Mexico City, Mexico and Ames Municipal Airport (AMW), Ames, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,591 miles (or 2,560 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 relatively short distance between Benito Juarez International Airport and Ames Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEX / MMMX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°26'9"N by 99°4'18"W |
| Area Served: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario de la Ciudad de México |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7316 feet (2,230 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEX |
| More Information: | MEX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMW / KAMW |
| Airport Name: | Ames Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Ames, Iowa, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°59'30"N by 93°37'18"W |
| Area Served: | Ames, Iowa |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Ames |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AMW |
| More Information: | AMW Maps & Info |
Facts about Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX):
- The national walkway was remodeled and expanded from 3,670 to 8,170m², an 122% increase.
- The international baggage claim area was expanded by 100%, with the installation of 6 new carousels that help passengers get their baggage in less time and prevent crowding.
- The furthest airport from Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,294 miles (18,175 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Benito Juarez International Airport", another name for MEX is "Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez".
- The airport first opened as Balbuena Military Airport with five runways.
- Because of Benito Juarez International Airport's high elevation of 7,316 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MEX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MEX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Among other works performed in the international area, a long-distance bus terminal was built with connections to Puebla, Cuernavaca, Pachuca, Toluca, Querétaro y Orizaba.
- The airport has suffered from a lack of capacity due to restrictions on expansion, since it is located in a densely populated area.
- The closest airport to Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) is Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) N of MEX.
- Benito Juarez International Airport handled 3,277,957 passengers last year.
Facts about Ames Municipal Airport (AMW):
- Ames Municipal Airport (AMW) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Ames Municipal Airport (AMW) is Boone Municipal Airport (BNW), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) WNW of AMW.
- Ames Municipal Airport covers an area of 700 acres which contains an asphalt paved runway 1/19 measuring 5,701 by 100 ft and a concrete runway 13/31 measuring 3,491 by 75 ft.
- According to NTSB records, the airport has had no fatal accidents since 1962.
- The furthest airport from Ames Municipal Airport (AMW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,785 miles (17,357 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.45 miles (36.14 km) N | Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico |     |
| 2 | 22.45 miles (36.14 km) N | Cupul National Airport (TZM) | Tizimín, Yucatan, Mexico | |
| 3 | 32.91 miles (52.96 km) WSW | Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) | Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico | |
| 4 | 43.34 miles (69.76 km) SSW | General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ) | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico | |
| 5 | 49.56 miles (79.76 km) ESE | Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) | Puebla, Mexico | |
| 6 | 109.40 miles (176.06 km) NW | Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) | Querétaro, Mexico | |
| 7 | 125.96 miles (202.71 km) ESE | Tehuacán Airport (TCN) | Tehuacán, Puebla, Mexico | |
| 8 | 130.30 miles (209.70 km) WNW | General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 9 | 132.04 miles (212.49 km) NE | El Tajín International Airport (PAZ) | Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 10 | 140.56 miles (226.21 km) WNW | Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) | Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 11 | 148.20 miles (238.50 km) E | El Lencero Airport (JAL) | Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 12 | 181.06 miles (291.38 km) N | Tamuín National Airport (TSL) | Tamuín, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | |
| 13 | 189.19 miles (304.47 km) E | General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER) | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| 14 | 189.65 miles (305.22 km) NW | Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) | León, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 15 | 190.48 miles (306.54 km) SSW | General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport (ACA) | Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,293.62 miles (18,175.28 km) E | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,268.04 miles (18,134.11 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,021.14 miles (17,736.75 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 4 | 10,958.95 miles (17,636.67 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 5 | 10,926.62 miles (17,584.65 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,881.98 miles (17,512.80 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,852.11 miles (17,464.74 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,787.26 miles (17,360.36 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 9 | 10,781.68 miles (17,351.40 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 10 | 10,761.34 miles (17,318.65 km) SSE | Villa International Airport (VAM) | Maamigili, Maldives | |
| 11 | 10,728.57 miles (17,265.92 km) SSE | Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) | Hulhulé Island, Maldives | |
| 12 | 10,691.89 miles (17,206.88 km) SW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 10,679.27 miles (17,186.58 km) S | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | 10,673.76 miles (17,177.71 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,661.65 miles (17,158.22 km) S | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.25 miles (19.72 km) WNW | Boone Municipal Airport (BNW) | Boone, Iowa, United States | |
| 2 | 20.98 miles (33.76 km) S | Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV) | Ankeny, Iowa, United States | |
| 3 | 29.89 miles (48.11 km) WSW | Perry Municipal Airport (PRO) | Perry, Iowa, United States | |
| 4 | 31.72 miles (51.05 km) S | Des Moines International Airport (DSM) | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | |
| 5 | 33.22 miles (53.46 km) NNW | Webster City Municipal Airport (EBS) | Webster City, Iowa, United States | |
| 6 | 37.89 miles (60.97 km) SE | Newton Municipal Airport (TNU) | Newton, Iowa, United States | |
| 7 | 48.40 miles (77.89 km) NW | Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD) | Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States | |
| 8 | 60.03 miles (96.61 km) W | Arthur N. Neu Airport (CIN) | Carroll, Iowa, United States | |
| 9 | 60.47 miles (97.32 km) NNW | Humboldt Municipal Airport (HUD) | Humboldt, Iowa, United States | |
| 10 | 73.64 miles (118.51 km) ENE | Waterloo Regional Airport (Livingston Betsworth Field) (ALO) | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | |
| 11 | 77.26 miles (124.34 km) SSW | Creston Municipal Airport (CSQ) | Creston, Iowa, United States | |
| 12 | 81.90 miles (131.80 km) N | Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW) | Mason City, Iowa, United States | |
| 13 | 82.00 miles (131.97 km) NNW | Algona Municipal Airport (AXG) | Algona, Iowa, United States | |
| 14 | 83.89 miles (135.01 km) WSW | Atlantic Municipal Airport (AIO) | Atlantic, Iowa, United States | |
| 15 | 85.87 miles (138.19 km) N | Forest City Municipal Airport (FXY) | Forest City, Iowa, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,785.37 miles (17,357.32 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,762.23 miles (17,320.08 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,743.42 miles (17,289.82 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,737.97 miles (17,281.05 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,696.96 miles (17,215.04 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,683.19 miles (17,192.89 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,679.19 miles (17,186.45 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,673.23 miles (17,176.86 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,656.34 miles (17,149.67 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,648.40 miles (17,136.89 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,611.65 miles (17,077.75 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,585.38 miles (17,035.48 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,564.89 miles (17,002.50 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,559.13 miles (16,993.22 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,535.40 miles (16,955.05 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |