Nonstop flight route between Pasto, Colombia and Falkland Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO), Pasto, Colombia and RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,838 miles (or 6,177 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 Antonio Nariño Airport and RAF Mount Pleasant, 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 Antonio Nariño Airport and RAF Mount Pleasant. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSO / SKPS |
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Location: | Pasto, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°23'45"N by 77°17'29"W |
Area Served: | Pasto, Nariño, Colombia |
Operator/Owner: | Aerocivil |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PSO |
More Information: | PSO Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO):
- The closest airport to Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) is San Luis Airport (IPI), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) SW of PSO.
- Because of Antonio Nariño Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Antonio Nariño 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 Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) is Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), which is nearly antipodal to Antonio Nariño Airport (meaning Antonio Nariño Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Thaha Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,908 kilometers) away in Jambi, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Antonio Nariño Airport", another name for PSO is "Aeropuerto Antonio Nariño".
- Antonio Nariño Airport (PSO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN):
- 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.
- On 2 March 2012, the Argentinian President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner called for Aerolineas Argentinas flights to Buenos Aires to replace LAN Airlines flights to Chile.
- Flights of Phantoms were rotated through the airfield until 1992 when they were replaced with Tornado F3s.
- The closest airport to RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of MPN.
- 33 Engineer Regiment provides constant support and is part of the Joint Service Falkland Islands Detachment which consists of RAF and RLC EOD teams.
- RAF Mount Pleasant has a wide range of social and sporting facilities including a gym, swimming pool, golf course, diving centre, karting, laserquest, library, cinema, bowling, climbing wall and indoor and outdoor sports pitches.