Nonstop flight route between Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico and Alakanuk, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM), Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico and Alakanuk Airport (AUK), Alakanuk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,125 miles (or 6,639 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 General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport and Alakanuk 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 General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport and Alakanuk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TAM / MMTM | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°17'47"N by 97°51'56"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 80 feet (24 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TAM | 
| More Information: | TAM Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUK / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Alakanuk, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°40'47"N by 164°39'35"W | 
| Area Served: | Alakanuk, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AUK | 
| More Information: | AUK Maps & Info | 
Facts about General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM):
- General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,243 miles (18,094 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM) is Tamuín National Airport (TSL), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) WSW of TAM.
- Because of General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at General Francisco Javier Mina 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.
- In addition to being known as "General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport", another name for TAM is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Francisco Javier Mina".
Facts about Alakanuk Airport (AUK):
- Because of Alakanuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Alakanuk 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.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 4,015 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 3,302 enplanements in 2009, and 3,213 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Alakanuk Airport (AUK) is Emmonak Airport (EMK), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NE of AUK.
- The furthest airport from Alakanuk Airport (AUK) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,448 miles (16,814 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Alakanuk Airport", another name for AUK is "PAUK".
- Alakanuk Airport (AUK) currently has only 1 runway.




