Nonstop flight route between Monticello, Utah, United States and Houston, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Monticello Airport (MXC), Monticello, Utah, United States and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 970 miles (or 1,562 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 Monticello Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Monticello Airport (MXC):

• The closest airport to Monticello Airport (MXC) is Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of MXC.
• The former Monticello Airport was located at coordinates 37°56′14″N 109°20′47″W / 37.93722°N 109.34639°W / 37.93722.
• In addition to being known as "Monticello Airport", another name for MXC is "U64".
• Because of Monticello Airport's high elevation of 6,966 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MXC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MXC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Monticello Airport is a city owned, public use airport located three nautical miles north of the central business district of Monticello, a city in San Juan County, Utah, United States.
• The furthest airport from Monticello Airport (MXC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,875 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Monticello Airport (MXC) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):

• George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has 5 runways.
• The furthest airport from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• As of 2007, Terminals A and B remain from the original design of the airport.
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport handled 40,128,953 passengers last year.
• On July 11, 2013, Air China began nonstop flights from Houston to Beijing, China using a Boeing 777-300ER.
• Because of George Bush Intercontinental Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at George Bush Intercontinental 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.
• The City of Houston annexed the Bush Airport area in 1965.
• On June 19, 2014, Emirates Airlines announced that it would become the second operator of the Airbus A380 at Intercontinental Airport, upgrading its service from Dubai to Houston from Boeing 777 to the "Super Jumbo" A380.
• The closest airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of IAH.
• In addition to being known as "George Bush Intercontinental Airport", another name for IAH is "Houston-Intercontinental".
• The IAB, equipped with a Federal Inspection Facility and US Customs services, consolidated all international arrivals into one terminal.
• Houston Intercontinental had been scheduled to open in 1967, but design changes regarding the terminals created cost overruns and construction delays.
• Terminal A was one of the original two terminals to open in 1969 and was designed by Goleman & Rolfe and George Pierce-Abel B.