Nonstop flight route between Rainbow Lake, Alberta, Canada and Chiapas, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rainbow Lake Airport (YOP), Rainbow Lake, Alberta, Canada and San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT), Chiapas, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,196 miles (or 5,144 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 Rainbow Lake Airport and San Cristóbal de las Casas National 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 Rainbow Lake Airport and San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YOP / CYOP |
Airport Name: | Rainbow Lake Airport |
Location: | Rainbow Lake, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°29'29"N by 119°24'28"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Rainbow Lake |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1756 feet (535 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YOP |
More Information: | YOP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZT / MMSC |
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Location: | Chiapas, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°41'24"N by 92°31'48"W |
Area Served: | San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA)(Until 2010) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7185 feet (2,190 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SZT |
More Information: | SZT Maps & Info |
Facts about Rainbow Lake Airport (YOP):
- The furthest airport from Rainbow Lake Airport (YOP) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,120 miles (16,286 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Rainbow Lake Airport (YOP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Rainbow Lake Airport (YOP) is High Level Airport (YOJ), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) E of YOP.
Facts about San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT):
- The closest airport to San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT) is Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of SZT.
- The furthest airport from San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,738 miles (18,890 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport", another name for SZT is "Aeropuerto Nacional de San Cristóbal de las Casas".
- San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport (SZT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of San Cristóbal de las Casas National Airport's high elevation of 7,185 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SZT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SZT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.