Nonstop flight route between Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico and Quito, Ecuador:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU), Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico and Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), Quito, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,960 miles (or 3,154 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 Santa Lucía Air Force Base and Mariscal Sucre International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NLU / MMSM |
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| Location: | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°45'24"N by 99°0'55"W |
| Area Served: | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NLU |
| More Information: | NLU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UIO / SEQM |
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| Location: | Quito, Ecuador |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°6'47"S by 78°21'30"W |
| Area Served: | Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador |
| Operator/Owner: | Quiport, CORPAQ |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7874 feet (2,400 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UIO |
| More Information: | UIO Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU):
- Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) is Cupul National Airport (TZM), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of NLU.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Lucía Air Force Base", another name for NLU is "Base Aérea No. 1 Santa Lucía".
- The furthest airport from Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,291 miles (18,172 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO):
- The furthest airport from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) is Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport (PKU), which is nearly antipodal to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (meaning Mariscal Sucre International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,971 kilometers) away in Pekanbaru, Sumatra, Indonesia.
- Subsequently, visitors toured the facilities of the passenger terminal building and the north and south ends of the runway.
- In addition to being known as "Mariscal Sucre International Airport", another name for UIO is "Aeropuerto Internacional Mariscal Sucre".
- The closest airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) is Cotopaxi International Airport (LTX), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) SSW of UIO.
- Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Mariscal Sucre International Airport's high elevation of 7,874 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at UIO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make UIO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Mariscal Sucre International Airport is the busiest airport in Ecuador and one of the busiest airports in South America.
