Nonstop flight route between Warsaw, Poland and Colima, Colima, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW), Warsaw, Poland and Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ), Colima, Colima, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,486 miles (or 10,438 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 Warsaw Chopin Airport and Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid 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 Warsaw Chopin Airport and Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW):

• During World War II, Okęcie was often used as a battleground between the German Army and Polish resistance and was almost completely destroyed.
• In addition to being known as "Warsaw Chopin Airport", another name for WAW is "Lotnisko Chopina w Warszawie".
• The south hall contains the check-in areas A and B, currently closed due to reconstruction, was built in 1992 with a capacity for 3.5 million passengers per year to replace the ageing complex from the communist era.
• Because of Warsaw Chopin Airport's relatively low elevation of 361 feet, planes can take off or land at Warsaw Chopin 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 March 2001, Warsaw Airport, in the presence of president Aleksander Kwaśniewski was renamed in honour of the renowned Polish pianist and composer Frédéric Chopin.
• On 25 November 2013, the airport announced accommodating – for the first time in history – its 10 millionth passenger in a single year.
• A rail link has been recently built at a cost of 230 million złoty to connect the airport's Warsaw Chopin Airport railway station to the Warsaw city centre.
• The closest airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) is Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNE of WAW.
• Warsaw Chopin Airport handled 10,683,706 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In 1924, when urban development around Warsaw's aerodrome at Mokotów Fields began affecting air traffic, the Ministry of Railways purchased land near the village of Okęcie to construct a new airport.
• Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) has 2 runways.

Facts about Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ):

• Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,586 miles (18,645 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport", another name for CLQ is "Aeropuerto Nacional Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid".
• The closest airport to Licenciado Miguel de la Madrid Airport (CLQ) is Playa de Oro International Airport (ZLO), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) W of CLQ.