Nonstop flight route between Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico and Kish Island, Iran:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN), Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico and Kish International Airport (KIH), Kish Island, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,880 miles (or 14,291 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 Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport and Kish 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 Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport and Kish 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: | UPN / MMPN | 
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| Location: | Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°23'48"N by 102°2'21"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5258 feet (1,603 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UPN | 
| More Information: | UPN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIH / OIBK | 
| Airport Name: | Kish International Airport | 
| Location: | Kish Island, Iran | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°31'34"N by 53°58'48"E | 
| Elevation: | 101 feet (31 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KIH | 
| More Information: | KIH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN):
- Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,486 miles (18,485 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - Because of Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport's high elevation of 5,258 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at UPN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make UPN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The closest airport to Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) is General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) ENE of UPN.
 - In addition to being known as "Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport", another name for UPN is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Uruapan".
 
Facts about Kish International Airport (KIH):
- The closest airport to Kish International Airport (KIH) is Lavan Airport (LVP), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) WNW of KIH.
 - Kish International Airport (KIH) has 2 runways.
 - It serves as the entry point for the hundreds of thousands of tourists who come to Kish Island to enjoy the beaches and warm weather.
 - The furthest airport from Kish International Airport (KIH) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,832 miles (19,042 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
 - Because of Kish International Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Kish 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.
 
