Nonstop flight route between Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico and Christmas Island, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ), Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico and Christmas Island Airport (XCH), Christmas Island, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,112 miles (or 17,882 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 Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport and Christmas Island 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 Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport and Christmas Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ):

• The closest airport to Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ) is San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) ENE of TGZ.
• The airport has capacity to handle 350 daily operations and 850,000 passengers per year, it comprises a concrete runway, a parallel taxiway, several hangars, a commercial aviation apron, a general aviation apron, a military base, and a state-of-the-art commercial terminal equipped with six glass jetways, two of which are capable of handling medium-large airliners such as the Boeing 767 and Airbus A330.
• The furthest airport from Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,712 miles (18,848 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport handled 855,073 passengers last year.
• Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport", another name for TGZ is "Aeropuerto Internacional Ángel Albino Corzo".

Facts about Christmas Island Airport (XCH):

• Christmas Island Airport (XCH) currently has only 1 runway.
• After the closure of the casino, the resort was taken over by the Asia Pacific Space Centre, which developed plans for a satellite launch facility on Christmas Island.
• Christmas Island Airport handled 27,286 passengers last year.
• Christmas Island Airport is a quiet airport and served 27,286 revenue passengers during financial year 2010-2011.
• The furthest airport from Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Christmas Island Airport (meaning Christmas Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,944 kilometers) away in Barranquilla, Colombia.
• Because of Christmas Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 916 feet, planes can take off or land at Christmas Island 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 Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is located 276 miles (445 kilometers) NE of XCH.