Nonstop flight route between Mannheim, Germany and Mmabatho, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(49°28'20"N by 8°30'51"E)
Arrival Airport:
(25°48'27"S by 25°32'39"E)
Distance from MHG to MBD:
5,305.99 miles (8,539.14 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mannheim City Airport (MHG), Mannheim, Germany and Mafikeng Airport (MBD), Mmabatho, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,306 miles (or 8,539 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 Mannheim City Airport and Mafikeng 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 Mannheim City Airport and Mafikeng Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHG / EDFM |
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| Location: | Mannheim, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°28'20"N by 8°30'51"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Rhein-Neckar Flugplatz GmbH |
| Elevation: | 309 feet (94 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MHG |
| More Information: | MHG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBD / FAMM |
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| Location: | Mmabatho, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°48'27"S by 25°32'39"E |
| Area Served: | Mafikeng, South Africa |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4181 feet (1,274 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MBD |
| More Information: | MBD Maps & Info |
Facts about Mannheim City Airport (MHG):
- The aerodrome also serves as an important heliport for medevac or VIP transports.
- There are ongoing controversial discussions about shutting down the airport in the future and proposals are being considered, such as using the site for the 2023 Bundesgartenschau.
- Mannheim City Airport (MHG) has 2 runways.
- During World War II the airport was severely damaged.
- The closest airport to Mannheim City Airport (MHG) is Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) W of MHG.
- Because of Mannheim City Airport's relatively low elevation of 309 feet, planes can take off or land at Mannheim City 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 furthest airport from Mannheim City Airport (MHG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,980 miles (19,280 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Mannheim City Airport", another name for MHG is "City-Airport Mannheim".
Facts about Mafikeng Airport (MBD):
- The furthest airport from Mafikeng Airport (MBD) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is nearly antipodal to Mafikeng Airport (meaning Mafikeng Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kalaupapa Airport), and is located 12,081 miles (19,443 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- Mafikeng Airport (MBD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Mafikeng Airport's high elevation of 4,181 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MBD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MBD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Mafikeng Airport (MBD) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) NNE of MBD.
- In addition to being known as "Mafikeng Airport", another name for MBD is "Mmabatho Airport".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.35 miles (47.23 km) W | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany |     |
| 2 | 38.03 miles (61.20 km) NNW | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 3 | 38.83 miles (62.49 km) N | Frankfurt Airport (FRA) | Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 4 | 40.75 miles (65.58 km) NNW | Lucius D. Clay KaserneWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground Y-80Fliegerhorst Wiesbaden (WIE) | Wiesbaden, Hessen, Germany | |
| 5 | 41.00 miles (65.99 km) W | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 6 | 51.74 miles (83.27 km) SSW | Baden Airpark (FKB) | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 7 | 53.33 miles (85.82 km) WSW | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 8 | 56.34 miles (90.67 km) SSE | Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 9 | 62.84 miles (101.13 km) SSE | Stuttgart Airport (STR) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 10 | 64.81 miles (104.30 km) WNW | Frankfurt–Hahn Airport (HHN) | Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| 11 | 65.70 miles (105.73 km) WSW | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 12 | 66.14 miles (106.44 km) E | Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) | Giebelstadt, Germany | |
| 13 | 75.65 miles (121.75 km) SSW | Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) | Strasbourg, France | |
| 14 | 77.86 miles (125.31 km) ENE | Kitzingen Airport (KZG) | Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 15 | 82.35 miles (132.53 km) SSW | Black Forest Airport (LHA) | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,980.22 miles (19,280.24 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,580.12 miles (18,636.35 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,573.77 miles (18,626.13 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,573.04 miles (18,624.95 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,567.93 miles (18,616.73 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,564.09 miles (18,610.55 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,558.53 miles (18,601.61 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,553.67 miles (18,593.79 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,553.11 miles (18,592.89 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,548.33 miles (18,585.19 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,545.67 miles (18,580.91 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,542.18 miles (18,575.30 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,540.42 miles (18,572.46 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,526.92 miles (18,550.73 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,507.15 miles (18,518.92 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.45 miles (69.93 km) NNE | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 2 | 89.62 miles (144.23 km) NNE | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 3 | 98.86 miles (159.10 km) NNW | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 4 | 106.67 miles (171.67 km) ENE | Pilanesberg International Airport (NTY) | Pilanesberg, South Africa | |
| 5 | 148.34 miles (238.73 km) E | Lanseria International Airport (HLA) | Lanseria, South Africa | |
| 6 | 161.80 miles (260.39 km) E | Grand Central Airport (GCJ) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 7 | 164.61 miles (264.91 km) E | Rand Airport (QRA) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 8 | 167.13 miles (268.97 km) E | Wonderboom Airport (PRY) | Pretoria, South Africa | |
| 9 | 169.37 miles (272.57 km) E | O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| 10 | 174.18 miles (280.31 km) SW | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 11 | 183.09 miles (294.65 km) ESE | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 12 | 212.36 miles (341.75 km) SSW | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| 13 | 231.79 miles (373.03 km) SSE | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 14 | 260.86 miles (419.81 km) SE | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 268.46 miles (432.05 km) WNW | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,081.43 miles (19,443.13 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,076.67 miles (19,435.46 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,075.25 miles (19,433.18 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,074.28 miles (19,431.63 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,073.76 miles (19,430.79 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,061.80 miles (19,411.53 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,060.85 miles (19,410.00 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,056.85 miles (19,403.56 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,056.85 miles (19,403.56 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,055.41 miles (19,401.25 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 12,050.73 miles (19,393.72 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 12,043.61 miles (19,382.26 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 12,035.62 miles (19,369.41 km) NE | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 12,030.37 miles (19,360.96 km) NE | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 12,028.29 miles (19,357.61 km) N | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |