Nonstop flight route between Mexico City, Mexico and San Antonio, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX), Mexico City, Mexico and San Antonio International Airport (SAT), San Antonio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 698 miles (or 1,124 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 San Antonio International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX):

• A new drainage system was built with the road, which prevents flooding during rainy seasons.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Benito Juarez International Airport", another name for MEX is "Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez".
• Benito Juarez International Airport handled 3,277,957 passengers last year.
• 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.
• The AICM has continually improved its infrastructure.
• Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) has 2 runways.
• In the 1970s, president Luis Echeverría closed three runways and gave that land to poor people in order to build their homes, leaving just two parallel runways.
• On November 15, 2007, Terminal 2 was opened, significantly increasing the airport's capacity.
• 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.
• Because of the increasing traffic, president Vicente Fox announced the construction of a new, larger airport on 5,000 ha in the municipalities of Texcoco and San Salvador Atenco, but when local violent protests aroused, the new airport was cancelled.

Facts about San Antonio International Airport (SAT):

• The furthest airport from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,114 miles (17,886 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• San Antonio International Airport (SAT) has 3 runways.
• In 1975 the city adopted its first Airport Master Plan with plans for a new 1,300 space parking garage and a new 360,000 sq ft Terminal.
• San Antonio International Airport handled 8,034,720 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) E of SAT.
• Airport officials produce a 30-minute news program about once every quarter.
• In 1994 a second Airport Master Plan was developed that would take the airport well into the 21st century.
• The bi-level roadway in front of Terminal 1 was opened to traffic November 2009 and extended to provide service to the new terminals.
• The shortest flight from San Antonio International Airport is to Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, a distance of 191 miles, with an average duration of 50 minutes.
• San Antonio International Airport has two terminals with an overall 24 jet bridge gates.
• The longest flight from San Antonio International Airport is to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, a distance of 1,776 miles, with an average duration of 4 hours 7 minutes.
• Because of San Antonio International Airport's relatively low elevation of 809 feet, planes can take off or land at San Antonio 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.