Nonstop flight route between Perth, Western Australia, Australia and Mokhotlong, Lesotho:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Perth Airport (PER), Perth, Western Australia, Australia and Mokhotlong Airport (MKH), Mokhotlong, Lesotho would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,017 miles (or 8,074 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 Perth Airport and Mokhotlong 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 Perth Airport and Mokhotlong Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PER / YPPH |
Airport Name: | Perth Airport |
Location: | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°56'25"S by 115°58'0"E |
Area Served: | Perth, Western Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Australia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PER |
More Information: | PER Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKH / FXMK |
Airport Name: | Mokhotlong Airport |
Location: | Mokhotlong, Lesotho |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°16'54"S by 29°4'22"E |
Area Served: | Mokhotlong |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7200 feet (2,195 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKH |
More Information: | MKH Maps & Info |
Facts about Perth Airport (PER):
- The Guildford Aerodrome as it was then known was at best only a basic airfield.
- Perth Airport (PER) has 2 runways.
- In 1960, the current international terminal previously constructed from steel and cladding from Manus Island was dismantled and then re-erected in the suburb of Cannington.
- In 2001, after the financial collapse of Ansett Airlines, the Ansett terminal became a multi-user terminal, catering for flights from former Ansett-subsidiary Skywest, as well as Virgin Australia and now charter airlines including Alliance Airlines and previously Strategic Airlines.
- The two domestic terminals are side by side and about 12 km from the Perth CBD, while the international terminal is 17 km from Perth.
- Because of Perth Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Perth 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.
- Perth Airport handled 13,664,394 passengers last year.
- Perth Airport is a domestic and international airport serving Perth, the capital and largest city of Western Australia.
- The closest airport to Perth Airport (PER) is Jandakot Airport (JAD), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of PER.
- The furthest airport from Perth Airport (PER) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Perth Airport (meaning Perth Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,938 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
Facts about Mokhotlong Airport (MKH):
- The closest airport to Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) is Lebakeng Airport (LEF), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSW of MKH.
- Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) has 2 runways.
- Because of Mokhotlong Airport's high elevation of 7,200 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MKH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MKH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,770 miles (18,942 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.