Nonstop flight route between Saltillo, Mexico and Glendale, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW), Saltillo, Mexico and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 881 miles (or 1,418 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 relatively short distance between Plan de Guadalupe International Airport and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLW / MMIO |
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Location: | Saltillo, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°32'57"N by 100°55'42"W |
Area Served: | Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | Administradora Coahuilense de Infraestructura y Transporte Aéreo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4778 feet (1,456 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLW |
More Information: | SLW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUF / KLUF |
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Location: | Glendale, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°32'5"N by 112°22'59"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LUF |
More Information: | LUF Maps & Info |
Facts about Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW):
- Because of Plan de Guadalupe International Airport's high elevation of 4,778 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) is General Mariano Escobedo International Airport (MTY), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) ENE of SLW.
- Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) has 2 runways.
- The international category was given back in 1987, when the runway was expanded to receive aircraft such as the Boeing 757, and the new terminal was opened with four boarding gates, a modern ticketing area, customs, migration, baggage claim areas, and a cafeteria.
- The airport has a VIP Aeromar's lounge, the Barra Diamante open to all passengers of the airline.
- The furthest airport from Plan de Guadalupe International Airport (SLW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,359 miles (18,281 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Plan de Guadalupe International Airport", another name for SLW is "Aeropuerto Internacional Plan de Guadalupe".
- On July 6, 2008, USA Jet Airlines flight 199, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15, crashed at 2:15 a.m.
Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):
- Luke Air Force Base was named after Second Lieutenant Frank Luke.
- The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Luke Air Force Base is an active-duty F-16 Fighting Falcon training base with 170 F-16s assigned.
- F-100 Super Sabre era
- In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
- Effective 5 March, the 127th was redesignated as the 127th Pilot Training Wing.
- The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.
- The program was to be conducted by the Federalized Michigan Air National Guard 127th Fighter Group, which had transferred from Continental Air Command to ATC, effective 10 February.
- The base population includes about 7500 military members and 15,000 family members.