Nonstop flight route between Mexico City, Mexico and Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX), Mexico City, Mexico and Fort Liard Airport (YJF), Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,064 miles (or 4,930 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 Benito Juarez International Airport and Fort Liard 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 Benito Juarez International Airport and Fort Liard Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | YJF / CYJF | 
| Airport Name: | Fort Liard Airport | 
| Location: | Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°14'8"N by 123°28'11"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Northwest Territories | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 708 feet (216 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YJF | 
| More Information: | YJF Maps & Info | 
Facts about Benito Juarez International Airport (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.
- The Customs area grew from 3,350 to 6,200m² and the number of inspection modules grew from 10 to 18.
- In addition to being known as "Benito Juarez International Airport", another name for MEX is "Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez".
- On December 2, 1963, Walter C.
- Benito Juarez International Airport handled 3,277,957 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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.
- Located at the neighborhood of Peñón de los Baños within Venustiano Carranza, one of the sixteen boroughs into which Mexico's Federal District is divided, the airport is 5 km east from Downtown Mexico City and is surrounded by the built-up areas of Gustavo A.
- To relieve the demand on Benito Juarez Airport, the Mexican Government laid the groundwork for a new airport to be built on the outskirts of Mexico City.
- A vehicle bridge was built for exclusive access to new passengers check-in areas entrances F1, F2 and F3, where domestic and international airlines arrive and depart.
- 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.
- The airport first opened as Balbuena Military Airport with five runways.
- Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) has 2 runways.
Facts about Fort Liard Airport (YJF):
- The closest airport to Fort Liard Airport (YJF) is Northern Rockies Regional Airport (YYE), which is located 101 miles (163 kilometers) SSE of YJF.
- Because of Fort Liard Airport's relatively low elevation of 708 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Liard 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.
- Fort Liard Airport (YJF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Fort Liard Airport (YJF) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,162 miles (16,354 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.




