Nonstop flight route between Warsaw, Poland and Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW), Warsaw, Poland and General José María Yáñez International Airport (GYM), Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,184 miles (or 9,952 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 General José María Yáñez 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 Warsaw Chopin Airport and General José María Yáñez 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: | WAW / EPWA |
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Location: | Warsaw, Poland |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°9'56"N by 20°58'1"E |
Area Served: | Warsaw, Poland |
Operator/Owner: | Polish Airports State Enterprise (PPL) |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 361 feet (110 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WAW |
More Information: | WAW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GYM / MMGM |
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Location: | Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°58'8"N by 110°55'29"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GYM |
More Information: | GYM Maps & Info |
Facts about Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW):
- 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.
- Formerly Warsaw-Okecie Airport or Okecie International Airport, the airport bore the name of its Okęcie neighborhood throughout its history, until its renaming for Polish composer and former Warsaw resident Frédéric Chopin in 2001.
- Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- Warsaw Chopin Airport handled 10,683,706 passengers last year.
- Between 20:00 and 04:00 hours, Runway 15/33 is used, weather and technical considerations permitting.
- 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.
- Warsaw Chopin Airport is located in the south-west part of Warsaw, approximately 10 km from the city centre.
- By the end of the 1940s, the airport had been reconnected with most of Poland's most important cities and a number of international services, including those to Belgrade, Berlin, Bucharest, Budapest, Brussels, Copenhagen, Prague and Stockholm.
- In addition to being known as "Warsaw Chopin Airport", another name for WAW is "Lotnisko Chopina w Warszawie".
- It was only in 1990, after the fall of communism, that a new terminal started to be built at Okęcie.
Facts about General José María Yáñez International Airport (GYM):
- In addition to being known as "General José María Yáñez International Airport", another name for GYM is "Aeropuerto Internacional General José María Yáñez".
- The furthest airport from General José María Yáñez International Airport (GYM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,765 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- General José María Yáñez International Airport (GYM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to General José María Yáñez International Airport (GYM) is Ciudad Obregón International Airport (CEN), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) ESE of GYM.
- Because of General José María Yáñez International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at General José María Yáñez 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.