Nonstop flight route between Minot, North Dakota, United States and Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Minot Air Force Base (MIB), Minot, North Dakota, United States and Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ), Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,251 miles (or 3,622 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 Minot Air Force Base and Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Minot Air Force Base (MIB):

• The 91st Missile Wing of the Global Strike Command is responsible for maintaining the Minuteman III nuclear missiles, located in three main fields to the north, west, and south of the base.
• In addition to being known as "Minot Air Force Base", another name for MIB is "Minot AFB".
• Strategic Air Command initially had units assigned to Minot AFB in 1958 for air refueling support.
• In the early 1990s, the base prepared for change as the Air Force directed reorganization, and the 5th Bomb Wing assumed host base responsibilities.
• The closest airport to Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Minot International Airport (MOT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of MIB.
• A Semi Automatic Ground Environment facility was built and activated in June 1961.
• Construction of Minot AFB began in May 1956 and it officially opened on 10 January 1957, named for the nearby city of Minot.
• The furthest airport from Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,320 miles (16,609 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On 1 February 1963, SAC, as part of a conversion to unit designations with historical significance, activated the 450th Bombardment Wing at Minot and the 720th Bombardment Squadron, along with the formation of the 450th Airborne Missile Maintenance Squadron, 450th Armament & Electronics Maintenance Squadron, 450th Field Maintenance Squadron, and the 450th Organizational Maintenance Squadron simultaneously.
• The 5th Bomb Wing is an element of the Global Strike Command and is the host unit at Minot AFB.
• In July 1968, the 450th Bombardment Wing and 455th Strategic Missile Wing were inactivated, being from Travis AFB, California, when jurisdiction of Travis was assumed by the Military Airlift Command and the 91st Strategic Missile Wing from Glasgow AFB, Montana, when it closed.

Facts about Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ):

• According to official statistics provided by Secretariat of Communications and Transportation, in 2013 the airport handled 855,073 passengers, becoming the busiest airport in the Southwestern region and the 16th in Mexico.
• Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport handled 855,073 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,712 miles (18,848 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• *Including former airport operations
• Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ) is San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) ENE of TGZ.
• The airport has capacity to handle 350 daily operations and 850,000 passengers per year, it comprises a concrete runway, a parallel taxiway, several hangars, a commercial aviation apron, a general aviation apron, a military base, and a state-of-the-art commercial terminal equipped with six glass jetways, two of which are capable of handling medium-large airliners such as the Boeing 767 and Airbus A330.
• In addition to being known as "Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport", another name for TGZ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Ángel Albino Corzo".