Nonstop flight route between Marfa, Texas, United States and Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF), Marfa, Texas, United States and El Lencero Airport (JAL), Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 878 miles (or 1,413 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 Marfa Municipal Airport and El Lencero Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRF / KMRF |
Airport Name: | Marfa Municipal Airport |
Location: | Marfa, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°22'15"N by 104°1'2"W |
Area Served: | Marfa, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Presidio County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4849 feet (1,478 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MRF |
More Information: | MRF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAL / MMJA |
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Location: | Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°28'30"N by 96°47'50"W |
Area Served: | Xalapa |
Operator/Owner: | State government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3127 feet (953 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JAL |
More Information: | JAL Maps & Info |
Facts about Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF):
- Marfa Municipal Airport covers an area of 816 acres at an elevation of 4,849 feet above mean sea level.
- Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,361 miles (18,283 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF) is Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of MRF.
- Because of Marfa Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,849 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MRF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MRF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In April 2008, the Marfa Airport was recognized as the 15th National Landmark of Soaring by the National Soaring Museum.
Facts about El Lencero Airport (JAL):
- In 2011, Xalapa received 5,432 passengers, while in 2012 were 5,230 passengers, according to data released by the Direction General of Civil Aeronautics.
- Four miles south of the airport is the hill Chavarrillo, which has 4,000 feet of elevation.
- The closest airport to El Lencero Airport (JAL) is General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of JAL.
- The furthest airport from El Lencero Airport (JAL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,401 miles (18,348 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "El Lencero Airport", another name for JAL is "Aeropuerto Nacional El Lencero".
- El Lencero Airport (JAL) currently has only 1 runway.