Nonstop flight route between Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico and Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between El Tajín International Airport (PAZ), Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico and Bankstown Airport (BWU), Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,208 miles (or 13,209 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 El Tajín International Airport and Bankstown 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 El Tajín International Airport and Bankstown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about El Tajín International Airport (PAZ):

• Because of El Tajín International Airport's relatively low elevation of 497 feet, planes can take off or land at El Tajín 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 El Tajín International Airport (PAZ) is El Lencero Airport (JAL), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) SSE of PAZ.
• In addition to being known as "El Tajín International Airport", another name for PAZ is "Aeropuerto Nacional El Tajín".
• The furthest airport from El Tajín International Airport (PAZ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,326 miles (18,228 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• El Tajín International Airport (PAZ) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Bankstown Airport (BWU):

• Because of Bankstown Airport's relatively low elevation of 34 feet, planes can take off or land at Bankstown 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.
• In addition to being known as "Bankstown Airport", another name for BWU is "Sydney/Bankstown Airport".
• The closest airport to Bankstown Airport (BWU) is Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) E of BWU.
• Bankstown Airport was originally planned in 1929.
• Bankstown Airport (BWU) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Bankstown Airport (BWU) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Bankstown Airport (meaning Bankstown Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,529 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
• On 15 September 1982, a Douglas C-47, stored in the open, was damaged when the pilot of a light aircraft committed suicide by deliberately crashing it nearby.
• In the late 1970s Hawker de Havilland relocated their Lidcombe plant to Bankstown Airport.
• Runway 11C has a straight-in RNAV approach procedure.
• Bankstown Airport operates 24 hours a day, with limitations placed on night circuit training.