Nonstop flight route between Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India and San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shimla Airport (SLV), Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India and Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP), San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,749 miles (or 14,081 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 Shimla Airport and Ponciano Arriaga 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 Shimla Airport and Ponciano Arriaga International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLV / VISM |
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Location: | Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°4'54"N by 77°4'5"E |
Area Served: | Shimla |
Operator/Owner: | Government of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5072 feet (1,546 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLV |
More Information: | SLV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLP / MMSP |
Airport Name: | Ponciano Arriaga International Airport |
Location: | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°15'15"N by 100°55'50"W |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6035 feet (1,839 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLP |
More Information: | SLP Maps & Info |
Facts about Shimla Airport (SLV):
- In addition to being known as "Shimla Airport", another name for SLV is "शिमला हवाई अड्डा".
- The closest airport to Shimla Airport (SLV) is Chandigarh Airport (IXC), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSW of SLV.
- Because of Shimla Airport's high elevation of 5,072 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Shimla Airport (SLV) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,961 miles (19,249 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Shimla Airport (SLV) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP):
- Because of Ponciano Arriaga International Airport's high elevation of 6,035 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLP. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLP a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP) is Guanajuato International Airport (BJX), which is located 94 miles (151 kilometers) SSW of SLP.
- The furthest airport from Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,410 miles (18,362 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.