Nonstop flight route between Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico and Glendale, Arizona, United States:
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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 Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,166 miles (or 1,877 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 Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UPN / MMPN | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | LUF / KLUF | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Glendale, Arizona, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°32'5"N by 112°22'59"W | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LUF | 
| More Information: | LUF 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.
- 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".
- 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.
Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):
- The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.
- For several years, the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project at Sandia Base, New Mexico, had provided all atomic, biological, and chemical warfare training for the Air Force.
- Effective 5 March, the 127th was redesignated as the 127th Pilot Training Wing.
- In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
- Since June 2012, Luke AFB has been the permanent home of Naval Operational Support Center Phoenix of the US Navy.
- During World War II, Luke Field was the largest fighter training base in the Army Air Forces, graduating more than 12,000 fighter pilots from advanced and operational courses earning the nickname, “Home of the Fighter Pilot.”




