Nonstop flight route between Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico and Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT), Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico and Gold Coast Airport (OOL), Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,548 miles (or 12,147 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 General Rafael Buelna International Airport and Gold Coast 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 General Rafael Buelna International Airport and Gold Coast Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT):

• The furthest airport from General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,730 miles (18,877 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of General Rafael Buelna International Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at General Rafael Buelna 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.
• The closest airport to General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT) is General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO), which is located 128 miles (207 kilometers) ENE of MZT.
• In addition to being known as "General Rafael Buelna International Airport", another name for MZT is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Rafael Buelna".
• General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Gold Coast Airport (OOL):

• By 1958 the taxiways and runways were fully paved, with the latter being upgraded a decade later to allow jet operations with DC-9 and L-188 Electra aircraft to begin.
• Until 1999 the airport was known as Coolangatta Airport.
• Because of Gold Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Gold Coast 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.
• Gold Coast Airport (OOL) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of OOL.
• By 2009 Jetstar began flying at least twice daily to the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Osaka.
• Gold Coast Airport handled 5,261,773 passengers last year.
• On 26 October 2010 Gold Coast Airport was named the 2010 Major Airport of the Year 2010 by the Australian Airports Association.
• The airport opened an extension to the main runway as well as a full length parallel taxiway in May 2007.
• The furthest airport from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,905 miles (19,159 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.