Nonstop flight route between Riga, Latvia and Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Riga International Airport (RIX), Riga, Latvia and General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport (HMO), Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,940 miles (or 9,560 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 Riga International Airport and General Ignacio Pesqueira García International 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 Riga International Airport and General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Riga International Airport (RIX):

• In addition to being known as "Riga International Airport", another name for RIX is "Starptautiskā lidosta “Rīga”".
• Riga International Airport is the international airport of Riga, the capital of Latvia, and the largest airport in the Baltic states with direct flights to over 80 destinations in 30 countries.
• Because of Riga International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Riga 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.
• As the Latvian government may be backing out of the state-financed plan to build the 20 million passenger capable terminal, airBaltic is now planning, by 2014, to build for its own exclusive use a second terminal which can handle 40 planes and 5000 passengers per hour, equivalent to about 7.5 million passengers per year, located next to the current terminal, while leaving the current terminal for all other airlines to use.
• The furthest airport from Riga International Airport (RIX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,169 miles (17,975 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Riga International Airport (RIX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Riga International Airport (RIX) is Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) SSW of RIX.

Facts about General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport (HMO):

• The airport is named after Ignacio Pesqueira, a general who helped the Mexican army resist the French during the 19th century invasion.
• General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport (HMO) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport", another name for HMO is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Ignacio Pesqueira García".
• The closest airport to General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport (HMO) is General José María Yáñez International Airport (GYM), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) S of HMO.
• The furthest airport from General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport (HMO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,702 miles (18,833 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Because of General Ignacio Pesqueira García International Airport's relatively low elevation of 627 feet, planes can take off or land at General Ignacio Pesqueira García 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 facility is composed of one main runway, one alternate runway which is currently closed, taxiways, hangars, and a commercial terminal which has capacity for 9 or more aircraft.