Leg 250, Oaxaca to Chichén-Itzá, Yucatan, México
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Through southern Mexico to Chichén-Itzá to enjoy a spectacular night show at the ancient Mayan ruins.
04-28 Xoxocotlan Intl MMOX 5:04 PM
04-28 NAS Salina Cruz MM57 5:39 PM
04-28 Ixtepec MMIT 5:45 PM
04-28 CPA Leonardo Lopez Hernandez MMUZ 5:59 PM Unclear runway Bad stuttering
04-28 Llano Grande MMJX 6:08 PM
04-28 San Luqueno MXTH 6:21 PM
04-28 Comitan (Copalar) MMCO 6:56 PM
04-28 Yalcok MXMG 7:01 PM
04-28 Tenosique MM46 7:25 PM
04-28 Los Bravos de Bonfil MMBL 7:39 PM
04-28 Ciudad Del Carmen Intl Arpt MMCE 7:53 PM 32 knot head/cross wind
04-28 San Jorge MMOK 8:27 PM 30 knot tail/cross wind
04-28 Alberto Acuna Ongay MMCP 8:39 PM
04-28 Santa Rosa de Lima MMMN 9:04 PM Drone cam landing
04-28 Lic Manuel Crescencio Rejon In MMMD 9:19 PM 22 knot headwind
04-28 Old Chichen Itza MM74 9:48 PM Virtual vision landing
Flight time 4:44 15 stops
Departure from Oaxaca, heading for the mountains
Cerro Yatin (11,024ft)
Cerro Sacamecate (4.734ft)
Salina Cruz, a major seaport on the Pacific coast of the Mexican state of Oaxaca
Flying out of NAS Salina Cruz Airport
Near Ixtepec
Juchitán de Zaragoza on the Rio Los Perros
Windmills in the rain at Unión Hidalgo
Crossing an unnamed river at Santo Domingo Zanatepec
Santo Domingo Zanatepec Municipality
Llano Grande Municipality
San Pedro Tapanatepec Municipality, emerging from the rain
Emiliano Zapata in the west-central part of the Mexican state of Morelos
Another unnamed river in Arriaga Municipality
Paredón
San Luqueno Airport
Tonalá Municipality
San Vicente La Mesilla
Barrio de Sta Cecilia
An unnamed town in Altamirano Municipality
Crazy to think we’re currently mapping Mars while digital maps of Earth are still very much incomplete
Ocosingo Municipality
Near Damasco, mountain ranges rippling through the landscape
Tenosique Airport
Ciudad del Carmen on Isla del Carmen, between the Gulf of Mexico and Laguna de Términos
Isla del Carmen
La Lagartera
Puente de la Unidad (bridge) with Isla Aguada ahead
Sunset over Champotón Municipality
Near Maya Tecún I
Chapax, Campeche state
Aleberto Acuna Ongay Airport
Serving Campeche, a port city on the Gulf of Mexico
Home to Ex-Templo de San José (left) a former Jesuit church
Malecón de Campeche on the right
Santa Rosa de Lima Airport, challenging landing at night
Mérida, the vibrant capital of the Mexican state of Yucatán
Mérida International Airport
Catedral de Mérida - San Ildefonso at Plaza Grande on the left, from the 16th century
And the Mayan World Museum of Mérida, modern Mayan cultural museum
One more stop to go, Mérida to Chichén Itzá
Last stop today at Old Chichen Itza Airport
Chichén Itzá by night
“El Castillo” Night Show
I’ll be checking out Chichén Itzá by daylight tomorrow before heading to Belize