Nonstop flight route between Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD), Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,647 miles (or 2,651 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 Quetzalcóatl International Airport and NAS JRB Willow Grove, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NLD / MMNL |
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| Location: | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°26'38"N by 99°34'14"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 484 feet (148 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NLD |
| More Information: | NLD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NXX / KNXX |
| Airport Name: | NAS JRB Willow Grove |
| Location: | Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°11'59"N by 75°8'53"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
| Elevation: | 335 feet (102 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NXX |
| More Information: | NXX Maps & Info |
Facts about Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD):
- Because of Quetzalcóatl International Airport's relatively low elevation of 484 feet, planes can take off or land at Quetzalcóatl 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 furthest airport from Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,234 miles (18,080 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Quetzalcóatl International Airport", another name for NLD is "Aeropuerto Internacional Quetzalcóatl".
- Quetzalcóatl International Airport handled 84,443 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) is Laredo International Airport (LRD), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NE of NLD.
Facts about NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX):
- NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) currently has only 1 runway.
- After the start of World War II, the United States purchased the property, under threat of eminent domain.
- The closest airport to NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) is Wings Field (BBX), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SW of NXX.
- Because of NAS JRB Willow Grove's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS JRB Willow Grove 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 furthest airport from NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,726 miles (18,871 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airfield shut down on March 31, 2011.
