Nonstop flight route between Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico and Newquay, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM), Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico and Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY), Newquay, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,468 miles (or 8,799 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 Puerto Escondido International Airport and Newquay Cornwall 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 Puerto Escondido International Airport and Newquay Cornwall Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM):

• Because of Puerto Escondido International Airport's relatively low elevation of 294 feet, planes can take off or land at Puerto Escondido 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 Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM) is Huatulco International Airport (HUX), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) E of PXM.
• The furthest airport from Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,470 miles (18,459 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Puerto Escondido International Airport (PXM) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Puerto Escondido International Airport", another name for PXM is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Puerto Escondido".

Facts about Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY):

• The closest airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) is Land's End Airport (LEQ), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SW of NQY.
• Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) currently has only 1 runway.
• Newquay Cornwall Airport handled 174,891 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Newquay Cornwall Airport", other names for NQY include "Ayrborth Tewynblustri Kernow" and "EGHQ".
• The airfield was originally opened in 1933 as a civilian facility, but was requisitioned at the outbreak of World War II and named RAF Trebelzue to support other bases in the Cornwall area.
• The expansion of the airport has been criticised by a number of environmental groups.
• The furthest airport from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Newquay Cornwall Airport (meaning Newquay Cornwall Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,055 miles (19,400 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• In 2008 the airport closed from the 1st until 19 December.
• In July 2011, the airport's main carrier, Air Southwest, announced the end of all flights from Newquay with effect 30 September 2011, leaving the airport with only three year-round scheduled routes.
• Because of Newquay Cornwall Airport's relatively low elevation of 390 feet, planes can take off or land at Newquay Cornwall 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.