Nonstop flight route between San Antonio, Texas, United States and Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF), San Antonio, Texas, United States and El Tajín International Airport (PAZ), Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 611 miles (or 983 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 Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio and El Tajín International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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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.
• Lackland Air Force Base is home to the 37th Training Wing which operates a variety of training squadrons.
• 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.
• Construction on Lackland Air Force Base began on 15 Jun, 1941, and it was originally part of Kelly Field.
• Joint Base San Antonio, which includes Lackland Air Force Base, was established in accordance with congressional legislation implementing the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission.
• 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.
• Lackland is best known for its role in being the sole location for U.S.
• 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 addition, with the closure of Kelly AFB Lackland gained the section of base known as Security Hill.

Facts about El Tajín International Airport (PAZ):

• The closest airport to El Tajín International Airport (PAZ) is El Lencero Airport (JAL), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) SSE of PAZ.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "El Tajín International Airport", another name for PAZ is "Aeropuerto Nacional El Tajín".
• 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.
• El Tajín International Airport (PAZ) currently has only 1 runway.