Nonstop flight route between Semonkong, Lesotho and Mexico City, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Semonkong Airport (SOK), Semonkong, Lesotho and Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX), Mexico City, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,069 miles (or 14,594 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 Semonkong Airport and Benito Juarez 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 Semonkong Airport and Benito Juarez 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: | SOK / FXSM |
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| Location: | Semonkong, Lesotho |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°50'17"S by 28°3'35"E |
| Airport Type: | Civil |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SOK |
| More Information: | SOK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEX / MMMX |
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| Location: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°26'9"N by 99°4'18"W |
| Area Served: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario de la Ciudad de México |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7316 feet (2,230 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEX |
| More Information: | MEX Maps & Info |
Facts about Semonkong Airport (SOK):
- In addition to being known as "Semonkong Airport", another name for SOK is "Semonkong".
- The closest airport to Semonkong Airport (SOK) is Lesobeng Airport (LES), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) ENE of SOK.
- The furthest airport from Semonkong Airport (SOK) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,763 miles (18,931 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- Semonkong Airport (SOK) has 2 runways.
Facts about Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX):
- A vehicle bridge was built for exclusive access to new passengers check-in areas entrances F1, F2 and F3, where domestic and international airlines arrive and depart.
- Renovations to the AICM continued and on April 11, 1994, a new International Terminal building was ready and operational.
- Terminal 1 is currently the largest airport terminal in the Americas and the fourth largest in the world.
- Because of Benito Juarez International Airport's high elevation of 7,316 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MEX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MEX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Among other works performed in the international area, a long-distance bus terminal was built with connections to Puebla, Cuernavaca, Pachuca, Toluca, Querétaro y Orizaba.
- Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,294 miles (18,175 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Benito Juarez International Airport", another name for MEX is "Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez".
- Due to constant growth in demand of both passengers and operations, on January 13, 1994, the Official Gazette of the Federation, published a presidential agreement that prohibited general aviation operations in the AICM, which were moved to Toluca International Airport in order to clear air traffic in the capital's airport.
- Benito Juarez International Airport handled 3,277,957 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) is Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) N of MEX.
- On November 24, 1978, the "Mexico" Control Tower began its operations.
