Nonstop flight route between Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(27°26'38"N by 99°34'14"W)
Arrival Airport:
(55°30'33"N by 4°35'39"W)
Distance from NLD to PIK:
4,860.71 miles (7,822.53 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD), Nuevo Laredo, Mexico and Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK), Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,861 miles (or 7,823 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NLD / MMNL |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | PIK / EGPK |
| Airport Name: | Glasgow-Prestwick Airport |
| Location: | Prestwick (near Glasgow), Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°30'33"N by 4°35'39"W |
| Area Served: | Glasgow, Prestwick, Strathclyde, Scotland |
| Operator/Owner: | Scottish Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 65 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIK |
| More Information: | PIK Maps & Info |
Facts about Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD):
- Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Quetzalcóatl International Airport", another name for NLD is "Aeropuerto Internacional Quetzalcóatl".
- The closest airport to Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) is Laredo International Airport (LRD), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NE of 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.
- Quetzalcóatl International Airport handled 84,443 passengers last year.
Facts about Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK):
- However on 21 April 2008, during a BBC Two radio interview with Ken Bruce, theatre impresario and chairman of Everton F.C., Bill Kenwright, said that Elvis actually spent a day in the UK being shown around London by Tommy Steele in 1958.
- The furthest airport from Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,764 miles (18,932 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Today, Ryanair serves more than 20 destinations from Prestwick — one of their maintenance hubs – and other budget airlines have also moved into the airport.
- Today BAE Systems retains a small facility at Prestwick for its BAE Systems Regional Aircraft division, with the adjoining main manufacturing site, producing components for Airbus and Boeing aircraft, having been sold to Spirit AeroSystems in January 2006.
- The car park and A79 outside the terminal building have been reconstructed to comply with governmental movement and access restrictions mandated in the aftermath of the Glasgow International Airport terrorist attack.
- The closest airport to Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) is Glasgow International Airport (GLA), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNE of PIK.
- In physical terms, Prestwick is Scotland's largest commercial airfield, although in passenger traffic terms it sits in fourth place after Edinburgh Airport, Glasgow International, and Aberdeen Airport.
- Because of Glasgow-Prestwick Airport's relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Glasgow-Prestwick 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.
- Glasgow-Prestwick Airport (PIK) has 2 runways.
- Glasgow-Prestwick Airport handled 1,145,836 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.61 miles (15.46 km) NE | Laredo International Airport (LRD) | Laredo, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 73.20 miles (117.81 km) NNE | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 96.72 miles (155.66 km) ENE | Alice International Airport (ALI) | Alice, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 100.74 miles (162.13 km) NW | Piedras Negras International Airport (PDS) | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 5 | 108.03 miles (173.85 km) E | Naval Air Station Kingsville (NQI) | Kingsville, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 119.74 miles (192.71 km) SSW | General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY) | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | |
| 7 | 120.09 miles (193.27 km) SE | McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE) | McAllen, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 121.50 miles (195.53 km) WSW | Venustiano Carranza International Airport (LOV) | Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 9 | 122.58 miles (197.26 km) N | Garner Field (UVA) | Uvalde, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 128.70 miles (207.11 km) E | Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 129.19 miles (207.92 km) SE | General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) | Reynosa, Mexico | |
| 12 | 134.47 miles (216.41 km) N | South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO) | Hondo, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 140.66 miles (226.38 km) E | Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 144.96 miles (233.29 km) SE | Valley International Airport (HRL) | Harlingen, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 146.88 miles (236.38 km) NNE | Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,234.40 miles (18,079.96 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,941.04 miles (17,607.85 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,923.65 miles (17,579.87 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,810.68 miles (17,398.06 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,805.71 miles (17,390.05 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,505.41 miles (16,906.77 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 7 | 10,444.79 miles (16,809.22 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 8 | 10,418.95 miles (16,767.64 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,393.39 miles (16,726.50 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,378.11 miles (16,701.91 km) E | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,373.71 miles (16,694.83 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,371.27 miles (16,690.90 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,363.79 miles (16,678.86 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,361.87 miles (16,675.77 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,360.67 miles (16,673.84 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.82 miles (41.56 km) NNE | Glasgow International Airport (GLA) | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 43.11 miles (69.39 km) W | Campbeltown Airport (CAL) | Campbeltown, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 56.45 miles (90.85 km) ENE | Edinburgh Airport (EDI) | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 66.11 miles (106.39 km) W | Islay Airport (ILY) | Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 74.41 miles (119.75 km) WNW | Colonsay Airport (CSA) | Colonsay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 79.69 miles (128.24 km) SW | George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 79.81 miles (128.45 km) NE | Perth Airport (PSL) | Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 80.69 miles (129.86 km) ESE | Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) | Carlisle, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 87.04 miles (140.08 km) SW | Belfast International Airport (BFS) | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 89.00 miles (143.24 km) NE | Dundee Airport (DND) | Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 89.55 miles (144.12 km) NE | RAF Leuchars (ADX) | St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 98.54 miles (158.59 km) S | Isle of Man Airport (IOM) | Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 106.06 miles (170.69 km) WSW | City of Derry Airport (LDY) | Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 108.58 miles (174.74 km) NW | Coll Island Airport (COL) | Coll, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 109.05 miles (175.50 km) SSE | Barrow/Walney Island Airport (BWF) | Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,763.97 miles (18,932.22 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,737.39 miles (18,889.45 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,737.18 miles (18,889.12 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,684.31 miles (18,804.04 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,677.93 miles (18,793.76 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,655.46 miles (18,757.60 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,643.86 miles (18,738.93 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,640.83 miles (18,734.06 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,619.13 miles (18,699.12 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,619.04 miles (18,698.98 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,601.77 miles (18,671.19 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,596.53 miles (18,662.77 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,592.50 miles (18,656.28 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,570.67 miles (18,621.14 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,551.71 miles (18,590.63 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |