Nonstop flight route between Ratnagiri, India and Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia:
Departure Airport:
(17°0'48"N by 73°19'40"E)
Arrival Airport:
(8°51'29"S by 31°19'59"E)
Distance from RTC to MMQ:
3,379.85 miles (5,439.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ratnagiri Airport (RTC), Ratnagiri, India and Mbala Airport (MMQ), Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,380 miles (or 5,439 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RTC / VARG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ratnagiri, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°0'48"N by 73°19'40"E |
| Area Served: | Ratnagiri, Konkan division, Maharashtra, India |
| Operator/Owner: | Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 305 feet (93 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RTC |
| More Information: | RTC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MMQ / FLBA |
| Airport Name: | Mbala Airport |
| Location: | Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°51'29"S by 31°19'59"E |
| Area Served: | Mbala |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5454 feet (1,662 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MMQ |
| More Information: | MMQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Ratnagiri Airport (RTC):
- No scheduled commercial air service at this time.
- In addition to being known as "Ratnagiri Airport", another name for RTC is "रत्नागिरी विमानतळ".
- Because of Ratnagiri Airport's relatively low elevation of 305 feet, planes can take off or land at Ratnagiri 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.
- Ratnagiri Airport (RTC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ratnagiri Airport (RTC) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,714 miles (18,851 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Ratnagiri Airport (RTC) is Kolhapur Airport (KLH), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) ESE of RTC.
Facts about Mbala Airport (MMQ):
- The furthest airport from Mbala Airport (MMQ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,674 miles (18,788 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Mbala Airport (MMQ) is Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) WNW of MMQ.
- Because of Mbala Airport's high elevation of 5,454 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MMQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MMQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Mbala Airport (MMQ) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 68.01 miles (109.45 km) ESE | Kolhapur Airport (KLH) | Kolhapur, India |     |
| 2 | 115.16 miles (185.34 km) NNE | Pune Airport (PNQ) | Pune, India | |
| 3 | 116.91 miles (188.14 km) SE | Belgaum Airport (IXG) | Belgaum, India | |
| 4 | 117.66 miles (189.35 km) SSE | Goa International Airport (GOI) | Dabolim, Goa, India | |
| 5 | 146.51 miles (235.79 km) NNW | Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) | Mumbai, India | |
| 6 | 163.15 miles (262.56 km) SE | Hubli Airport (HBX) | Hubli, India | |
| 7 | 177.11 miles (285.03 km) ENE | Solapur Airport (SSE) | Sholapur (Solapur), India | |
| 8 | 199.60 miles (321.23 km) ENE | Osmanabad Airport (OMN) | Osmanabad, India | |
| 9 | 217.99 miles (350.83 km) N | Ozar Airport (ISK) | Nashik, India | |
| 10 | 227.91 miles (366.78 km) ENE | Latur Airport (LTU) | Latur, Maharashtra, India | |
| 11 | 238.47 miles (383.78 km) N | Daman Airport (NMB) | Daman, India | |
| 12 | 239.09 miles (384.77 km) NE | Aurangabad Airport (IXU) | Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India | |
| 13 | 268.41 miles (431.97 km) ESE | Bellary Airport (BEP) | Bellary, India | |
| 14 | 286.10 miles (460.43 km) N | Surat Airport (STV) | Surat, Gujarat, India | |
| 15 | 298.76 miles (480.80 km) SSE | Mangalore Airport (IXE) | Mangalore, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,713.76 miles (18,851.42 km) SSE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,838.40 miles (17,442.67 km) SW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 10,829.64 miles (17,428.58 km) SW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 4 | 10,561.51 miles (16,997.06 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,513.30 miles (16,919.47 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 6 | 10,494.51 miles (16,889.23 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 7 | 10,492.45 miles (16,885.92 km) WSW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 8 | 10,480.94 miles (16,867.40 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 9 | 10,468.66 miles (16,847.63 km) WSW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 10 | 10,439.22 miles (16,800.25 km) E | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,432.04 miles (16,788.70 km) W | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 12 | 10,427.08 miles (16,780.71 km) WSW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 10,426.41 miles (16,779.64 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 14 | 10,417.44 miles (16,765.21 km) WSW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 15 | 10,414.89 miles (16,761.11 km) WSW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.37 miles (82.66 km) WNW | Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB) | Kasaba Bay, Zambia | |
| 2 | 65.63 miles (105.61 km) NNE | Sumbawanga Airport (SUT) | Sumbawanga, Tanzania | |
| 3 | 94.84 miles (152.62 km) S | Kasama Airport (KAA) | Kasama, Zambia | |
| 4 | 145.39 miles (233.97 km) E | Mbeya Airport (MBI) | Mbeya, Tanzania | |
| 5 | 190.16 miles (306.03 km) ESE | Karonga Airport (KGJ) | Karonga, Malawi | |
| 6 | 204.97 miles (329.87 km) SE | Chelinda Airport (CEH) | Chelinda, Malawi | |
| 7 | 229.70 miles (369.67 km) SW | Mansa Airport (MNS) | Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia | |
| 8 | 250.69 miles (403.45 km) NW | Kalemie Airport (FMI) | Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 255.17 miles (410.65 km) SE | Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) | Mzuzu, Malawi | |
| 10 | 297.28 miles (478.43 km) NNW | Kigoma Airport (TKQ) | Kigoma, Tanzania | |
| 11 | 306.77 miles (493.69 km) S | Mfuwe Airport (MFU) | Mfuwe, Eastern Province, Zambia | |
| 12 | 313.09 miles (503.86 km) ENE | Iringa / Nduli Airport (IRI) | Iringa, Tanzania | |
| 13 | 320.14 miles (515.21 km) SW | Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 321.60 miles (517.57 km) SSE | Kasungu Airport (KBQ) | Kasungu, Malawi | |
| 15 | 335.57 miles (540.05 km) SSE | Chipata Airport (CIP) | Chipata, Zambia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,674.09 miles (18,787.58 km) NE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,573.58 miles (18,625.83 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,543.71 miles (18,577.76 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,537.72 miles (18,568.12 km) NNE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,536.02 miles (18,565.38 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,513.96 miles (18,529.87 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,477.61 miles (18,471.37 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,457.19 miles (18,438.52 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,444.87 miles (18,418.68 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,444.84 miles (18,418.65 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,419.83 miles (18,378.39 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,418.68 miles (18,376.54 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,378.23 miles (18,311.44 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,378.23 miles (18,311.44 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,373.10 miles (18,303.19 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |