Nonstop flight route between Puebla, Mexico and London, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC), Puebla, Mexico and Gatwick Airport (LGW), London, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,537 miles (or 8,911 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 Hermanos Serdán International Airport and Gatwick 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 Hermanos Serdán International Airport and Gatwick Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PBC / MMPB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Puebla, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°9'29"N by 98°22'17"W |
| Area Served: | Puebla |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7361 feet (2,244 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PBC |
| More Information: | PBC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGW / EGKK |
| Airport Name: | Gatwick Airport |
| Location: | London, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°8'53"N by 0°11'25"W |
| Area Served: | London, United Kingdom |
| Operator/Owner: | Global Infrastructure Partners |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LGW |
| More Information: | LGW Maps & Info |
Facts about Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC):
- Presently, the airport has reached historical levels in its operative indicators.
- The closest airport to Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) is Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) WNW of PBC.
- In addition to being known as "Hermanos Serdán International Airport", another name for PBC is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Puebla".
- Because of Hermanos Serdán International Airport's high elevation of 7,361 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PBC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PBC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport was inaugurated on 18 November 1985 and since 2001 was given in concession to Operadora Estatal de Aeropuertos for operation and development.
- At the moment, the airport is equipped with a 6 position platform of category D and a terminal building with capacity to take care of 450 passengers per hour.
- Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,318 miles (18,214 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Gatwick Airport (LGW):
- Gatwick Airport (LGW) has 2 runways.
- The Redwing Aircraft Company bought the aerodrome in 1932, and operated a flying school.
- On 27 May 1958, the original Gatwick railway station reopened as the Gatwick Airport station, and the Tinsley Green station was closed.
- During the late 1920s, land adjacent to the racecourse was used as an aerodrome.
- The 20th anniversary of Gatwick's reopening by Queen Elizabeth II on 9 June 1978 coincided with the introduction by BCal, British Airways Helicopters and the BAA of Airlink, a helicopter shuttle service operating 10 times daily to Heathrow.
- The closest airport to Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNE of LGW.
- The furthest airport from Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,901 miles (19,152 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Gatwick Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Gatwick 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.
- On 9 April 1965, a BUA One-Eleven operated the type's first commercial service from Gatwick to Genoa.
- Gatwick Airport handled 35,444,206 passengers last year.
