Nonstop flight route between Chiapas, Mexico and West Chicago, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT), Chiapas, Mexico and DuPage Airport (DPA), West Chicago, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,761 miles (or 2,834 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 San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport and DuPage Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZT / MMSC | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Chiapas, Mexico | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°41'24"N by 92°31'48"W | 
| Area Served: | San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico | 
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA)(Until 2010) | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 7185 feet (2,190 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SZT | 
| More Information: | SZT Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DPA / KDPA | 
| Airport Name: | DuPage Airport | 
| Location: | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°54'24"N by 88°14'53"W | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 759 feet (231 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DPA | 
| More Information: | DPA Maps & Info | 
Facts about San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT):
- Because of San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport's high elevation of 7,185 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SZT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SZT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT) is Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of SZT.
- The furthest airport from San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,738 miles (18,890 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport", another name for SZT is "Aeropuerto Nacional de San Cristóbal de las Casas".
Facts about DuPage Airport (DPA):
- DuPage Airport (DPA) has 4 runways.
- The DuPage Airport Authority owns 2,800 acres and operates four separate business units.
- The furthest airport from DuPage Airport (DPA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,056 miles (17,792 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- However, planners learned a lesson from the plight of the beleaguered, land-locked Midway Airport.
- DuPage Airport is located on what used to be sheep-grazing land, but in 1927, two Chicago entrepreneurs purchased the land and began barnstorming, using the field as a grass strip.
- Because of DuPage Airport's relatively low elevation of 759 feet, planes can take off or land at DuPage 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 closest airport to DuPage Airport (DPA) is Chicago/Aurora Municipal Airport (AUZ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of DPA.
- DuPage Airport also serves as the headquarters for Illinois Wing of the Civil Air Patrol.




