Nonstop flight route between Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom and León, Guanajuato, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Land's End Airport (LEQ), Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom and Guanajuato International Airport (BJX), León, Guanajuato, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,364 miles (or 8,632 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 Land's End Airport and Guanajuato 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 Land's End Airport and Guanajuato 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: | LEQ / EGHC |
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Location: | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°6'10"N by 5°40'14"W |
Area Served: | St Just in Penwith |
Operator/Owner: | Westward Airways (Lands End) Ltd |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 401 feet (122 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from LEQ |
More Information: | LEQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJX / MMLO |
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Location: | León, Guanajuato, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°59'35"N by 101°28'50"W |
Area Served: | The State of Guanajuato including León's metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5956 feet (1,815 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BJX |
More Information: | BJX Maps & Info |
Facts about Land's End Airport (LEQ):
- Land's End Airport handled 46,626 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Land's End Airport (LEQ) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Land's End Airport (meaning Land's End Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,091 miles (19,459 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Land's End Airport (LEQ) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to Land's End Airport (LEQ) is St Mary's Airport (ISC), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) WSW of LEQ.
- Between 1966 and 1970, Scillonia Airways operated from the airport, flying Rapides.
- Because of Land's End Airport's relatively low elevation of 401 feet, planes can take off or land at Land's End 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 addition to being known as "Land's End Airport", another name for LEQ is "St Just Airport".
- In 1984 Isles of Scilly Skybus started operations at the airport, initially freight and charter, then scheduled services from April 1987, flying Islanders and de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters.
Facts about Guanajuato International Airport (BJX):
- Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Guanajuato International Airport", another name for BJX is "Aeropuerto Internacional Del Bajío".
- The furthest airport from Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,452 miles (18,430 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) is Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of BJX.
- Because of Guanajuato International Airport's high elevation of 5,956 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BJX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BJX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.