Nonstop flight route between Falkland Islands and Jagdalpur, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands and Jagdalpur Airport (JGB), Jagdalpur, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,330 miles (or 15,015 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 RAF Mount Pleasant and Jagdalpur 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 RAF Mount Pleasant and Jagdalpur Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MPN / EGYP |
Airport Name: | RAF Mount Pleasant |
Location: | Falkland Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°49'22"S by 58°26'49"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from MPN |
More Information: | MPN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JGB / |
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Location: | Jagdalpur, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°4'27"N by 82°2'12"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1822 feet (555 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JGB |
More Information: | JGB Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN):
- A flight of Westland Sea King helicopters for support and search and rescue has been located at Mount Pleasant since November 2007.
- The British government felt that Stanley airfield was not the best option for a large, permanent station and decided to construct a new RAF station and make it the centrepiece of considerably strengthened air defences for the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
- The closest airport to RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of MPN.
- Mount Pleasant was opened by Prince Andrew on 12 May 1985, becoming fully operational the following year.
- On 10 November 2011, it was announced that Prince William would be serving as a Sea King pilot on the station for six weeks during February and March 2012.
- 33 Engineer Regiment provides constant support and is part of the Joint Service Falkland Islands Detachment which consists of RAF and RLC EOD teams.
- The furthest airport from RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE), which is nearly antipodal to RAF Mount Pleasant (meaning RAF Mount Pleasant is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mohe Gulian Airport), and is located 12,353 miles (19,879 kilometers) away in Mohe, Heilongjiang, China.
Facts about Jagdalpur Airport (JGB):
- The closest airport to Jagdalpur Airport (JGB) is విశాఖపట్నం అంతర్జాతీయ విమానాశ్రయం (VTZ), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) SE of JGB.
- Jagdalpur Airport (JGB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Jagdalpur Airport (JGB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,520 miles (18,539 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Jagdalpur Airport", another name for JGB is "जगदलपुर हवाई अड्डे".