Nonstop flight route between Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico and Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tijuana International Airport (TIJ), Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico and Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL), Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,492 miles (or 10,447 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 Tijuana International Airport and Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández 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 Tijuana International Airport and Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández 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: | TIJ / MMTJ |
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| Location: | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°32'26"N by 116°58'11"W |
| Area Served: | Tijuana-San Diego |
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico |
| Airport Type: | Public, Military |
| Elevation: | 489 feet (149 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TIJ |
| More Information: | TIJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RGL / SAWG |
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| Location: | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°36'30"S by 69°18'45"W |
| Area Served: | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RGL |
| More Information: | RGL Maps & Info |
Facts about Tijuana International Airport (TIJ):
- In 2008, authorities from both Mexico and the United States launched Project Smart Border 2010, which expressed the intent to build an alternate U.S.-Mexico terminal.
- Commercially speaking, the airport is composed of a single runway, a parallel taxiway, and a 23 gate main terminal with two concourses, a food court and a high-tech control tower, one of the tallest in Mexico.
- Because of Tijuana International Airport's relatively low elevation of 489 feet, planes can take off or land at Tijuana 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.
- Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) has 2 runways.
- It is operated by Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, a holding group that controls 12 international airports in central and northern Mexico.
- The closest airport to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) is Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM), which is located only 2 miles (4 kilometers) NNW of TIJ.
- In addition to being known as "Tijuana International Airport", another name for TIJ is "General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport".
- The furthest airport from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,553 miles (18,593 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL):
- Because of Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández 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.
- Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport", another name for RGL is "Aeropuerto de Rio Gallegos "Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández"".
- The furthest airport from Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) is Chita Kadala (HTA), which is nearly antipodal to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (meaning Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chita Kadala), and is located 12,321 miles (19,829 kilometers) away in Chita, Russia.
- The closest airport to Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) is Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ), which is located 116 miles (187 kilometers) SSW of RGL.
