Nonstop flight route between Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia and McAlester, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mansa Airport (MNS), Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia and McAlester Regional Airport (MLC), McAlester, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,611 miles (or 13,858 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 Mansa Airport and McAlester Regional 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 Mansa Airport and McAlester Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MNS / FLMA |
Airport Name: | Mansa Airport |
Location: | Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°8'17"S by 28°52'33"E |
Area Served: | Mansa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4100 feet (1,250 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MNS |
More Information: | MNS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLC / KMLC |
Airport Name: | McAlester Regional Airport |
Location: | McAlester, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°52'57"N by 95°46'59"W |
Area Served: | McAlester, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | City of McAlester |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 770 feet (235 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MLC |
More Information: | MLC Maps & Info |
Facts about Mansa Airport (MNS):
- Mansa Airport (MNS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mansa Airport (MNS) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,789 miles (18,972 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Mansa Airport's high elevation of 4,100 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MNS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MNS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Mansa Airport (MNS) is Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM), which is located 96 miles (155 kilometers) WSW of MNS.
Facts about McAlester Regional Airport (MLC):
- The airport covers 257 acres.
- McAlester Regional Airport (MLC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from McAlester Regional Airport (MLC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,791 miles (17,366 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to McAlester Regional Airport (MLC) is Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) S of MLC.
- Because of McAlester Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 770 feet, planes can take off or land at McAlester Regional 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.