Nonstop flight route between Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada and Mexico City, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Charlottetown Airport (YYG), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada and Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX), Mexico City, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,751 miles (or 4,428 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 Charlottetown Airport and Benito Juarez 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 Charlottetown Airport and Benito Juarez 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: | YYG / CYYG |
| Airport Name: | Charlottetown Airport |
| Location: | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°17'21"N by 63°7'9"W |
| Area Served: | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 159 feet (48 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YYG |
| More Information: | YYG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MEX / MMMX |
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| Location: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°26'9"N by 99°4'18"W |
| Area Served: | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario de la Ciudad de México |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7316 feet (2,230 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MEX |
| More Information: | MEX Maps & Info |
Facts about Charlottetown Airport (YYG):
- The furthest airport from Charlottetown Airport (YYG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,651 miles (18,751 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Several expansions were subsequently undertaken, including an enlarged civilian air terminal off the Brackley Point Road on the west side of the airfield, as well as a lengthening and realigning of what would become runway 03/21 during the 1960s-1970s to accommodate jet aircraft.
- In December 1939 the city government offered the airport to the federal government for military use through the duration of World War II.
- Because of Charlottetown Airport's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlottetown 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.
- The first aircraft to operate in the Charlottetown area was one that landed at the exhibition grounds east of the city's central business district in 1912.
- The closest airport to Charlottetown Airport (YYG) is Summerside Airport (YSU), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of YYG.
- Charlottetown Airport (YYG) has 2 runways.
- With the recent completion of a $2.1 million expansion that includes customs facilities, Delta Air Lines had added flights to Charlottetown from New York.
Facts about Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX):
- Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Benito Juarez International Airport", another name for MEX is "Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez".
- The closest airport to Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) is Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) N of MEX.
- Benito Juarez International Airport handled 3,277,957 passengers last year.
- A new drainage system was built with the road, which prevents flooding during rainy seasons.
- Because of Benito Juarez International Airport's high elevation of 7,316 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MEX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MEX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- A vehicle bridge was built for exclusive access to new passengers check-in areas entrances F1, F2 and F3, where domestic and international airlines arrive and depart.
- In the 1970s, president Luis Echeverría closed three runways and gave that land to poor people in order to build their homes, leaving just two parallel runways.
- The furthest airport from Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,294 miles (18,175 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- To relieve the demand on Benito Juarez Airport, the Mexican Government laid the groundwork for a new airport to be built on the outskirts of Mexico City.
