Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gatwick Airport (LGW), London, England, United Kingdom and General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM), Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,608 miles (or 9,026 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 Gatwick Airport and General Francisco Mujica 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 Gatwick Airport and General Francisco Mujica 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: | LGW / EGKK |
Airport Name: | Gatwick Airport |
Location: | London, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°8'53"N by 0°11'25"W |
Area Served: | London, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Global Infrastructure Partners |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LGW |
More Information: | LGW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLM / MMMM |
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Location: | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°51'0"N by 101°1'32"W |
Area Served: | Morelia, Álvaro Obregón, Michoacán, Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6033 feet (1,839 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MLM |
More Information: | MLM Maps & Info |
Facts about Gatwick Airport (LGW):
- Queen Elizabeth II flew into Gatwick on 9 June 1958 in a de Havilland Heron of the Queen's Flight for the opening.
- The furthest airport from Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,901 miles (19,152 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The Redwing Aircraft Company bought the aerodrome in 1932, and operated a flying school.
- During the late 1920s, land adjacent to the racecourse was used as an aerodrome.
- Gatwick Airport is located 2.7 nautical miles north of the centre of Crawley,West Sussex, and 29.5 miles south of Central London.
- The closest airport to Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNE of LGW.
- Gatwick Airport (LGW) has 2 runways.
- On 1 May 1963, non-scheduled operators began implementing the Ministry of Aviation's instruction to transfer all regular charter flights from Heathrow to Gatwick, restricting the former's use for non-scheduled operations to "occasional" charter flights.
- British Caledonian began the first transatlantic scheduled service by a private UK airline to New York and Los Angeles from Gatwick in April 1973.
- Gatwick Airport handled 35,444,206 passengers last year.
- On 6 July 1935, the aerodrome closed temporarily for renovations, which included the construction of the "Beehive", the world's first circular terminal building.
- Because of Gatwick Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Gatwick 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.
- On 9 April 1965, a BUA One-Eleven operated the type's first commercial service from Gatwick to Genoa.
Facts about General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM):
- In addition to being known as "General Francisco Mujica International Airport", another name for MLM is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Francisco J. Mujica".
- General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) is Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) N of MLM.
- Because of General Francisco Mujica International Airport's high elevation of 6,033 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MLM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MLM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,422 miles (18,382 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.