Nonstop flight route between Puebla, Mexico and San Antonio, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC), Puebla, Mexico and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), San Antonio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 707 miles (or 1,137 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 Hermanos Serdán International Airport and Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC):

• The new terminal building will be roughly 226% larger than the current one.
• 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 closest airport to Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) is Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) WNW of PBC.
• According to Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares, in 2012 Puebla air terminal served 264,211 passengers, whereas in 2013 it received 292,152 passengers.
• Presently, the airport has reached historical levels in its operative indicators.
• As of May 12, 2012, the airport has been closed several times due to volcanic ash from Popocatépetl volcano.
• In addition to being known as "Hermanos Serdán International Airport", another name for PBC is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Puebla".
• 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.
• In recent years, the Puebla International Airport has showed a notable growth in passenger volume, operations and freight.
• Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF):

• By late 1959 Lackland was also performing air-traffic-control duties for the Federal Aviation Administration.
• The furthest airport from Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,124 miles (17,902 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Lackland AFB hosts a collection of vintage military aircraft on static display on its parade grounds, including a B-52 Stratofortress, F-4 Phantom II, SR-71 Blackbird, C-121 Constellation, B-17 Flying Fortress and a B-25 Mitchell.
• The closest airport to Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) is Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of SKF.
• In October 2008 the BMT was expanded an extra two weeks to implement more air base defense training as well as other rudimentary skills.
• In late 1951 Air Defense Command selected Lackland Air Force Base as one of twenty-eight radar stations built as part of the second segment of the permanent radar surveillance network.
• In addition, with the closure of Kelly AFB Lackland gained the section of base known as Security Hill.