Nonstop flight route between Saltillo, Mexico and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW), Saltillo, Mexico and Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI), Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 647 miles (or 1,041 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 Plan de Guadalupe International Airport and Henry Post Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLW / MMIO |
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| Location: | Saltillo, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°32'57"N by 100°55'42"W |
| Area Served: | Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | Administradora Coahuilense de Infraestructura y Transporte Aéreo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4778 feet (1,456 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLW |
| More Information: | SLW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSI / KFSI |
| Airport Name: | Henry Post Army Airfield |
| Location: | Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°38'58"N by 98°24'7"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army ATCA-ASO |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 1189 feet (362 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FSI |
| More Information: | FSI Maps & Info |
Facts about Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW):
- The furthest airport from Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,359 miles (18,281 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport has a VIP Aeromar's lounge, the Barra Diamante open to all passengers of the airline.
- The international category was given back in 1987, when the runway was expanded to receive aircraft such as the Boeing 757, and the new terminal was opened with four boarding gates, a modern ticketing area, customs, migration, baggage claim areas, and a cafeteria.
- This airport receives few flights a day due to its proximity to Monterrey's General Mariano Escobedo International Airport and Del Norte International Airport.
- Plan de Guadalupe International Airport is an airport located at Ramos Arizpe in the state of Coahuila in Mexico.
- The closest airport to Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) is General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) ENE of SLW.
- Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) has 2 runways.
- Because of Plan de Guadalupe International Airport's high elevation of 4,778 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Plan de Guadalupe International Airport", another name for SLW is "Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe".
Facts about Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI):
- The field was named in honor of pioneer aviator 2d Lieutenant Henry Post.
- The Fort Sill Army Radar Approach Control is the Army's Second busiest Air Traffic Control Facility, providing Radar Approach Control service to Henry Post Army Air Field, Lawton/Fort Sill Regional Airport, Duncan/Haliburton Airport and many smaller airports in the area.
- The furthest airport from Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,920 miles (17,575 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- With the sudden end of World War I in November 1918, the future operational status of Post Field was unknown.
- In 1940 the Artillery decided that the Air Corps had outgrown such mundane chores as artillery spotting, and it was decided that it would take care of itself with its own observation aircraft.
- The closest airport to Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) is Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) S of FSI.
- Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) currently has only 1 runway.
