Nonstop flight route between Albina, Suriname and Falkland Islands:
Departure Airport:
(5°31'1"N by 54°2'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(51°49'22"S by 58°26'49"W)
Distance from ABN to MPN:
3,970.31 miles (6,389.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Albina Airstrip (ABN), Albina, Suriname and RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,970 miles (or 6,390 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 Albina Airstrip 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 Albina Airstrip 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: | ABN / SMBN |
| Airport Name: | Albina Airstrip |
| Location: | Albina, Suriname |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°31'1"N by 54°2'59"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ABN |
| More Information: | ABN 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 Albina Airstrip (ABN):
- The furthest airport from Albina Airstrip (ABN) is Namrole Airport (NRE), which is nearly antipodal to Albina Airstrip (meaning Albina Airstrip is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Namrole Airport), and is located 12,311 miles (19,812 kilometers) away in Buru, Indonesia.
- Albina Airstrip (ABN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Albina Airstrip (ABN) is Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) W of ABN.
Facts about RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN):
- The closest airport to RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of 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.
- 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.
- Using the IATA airport code MPN, RAF Mount Pleasant also acts as the Falkland Islands' only international airport, along with its military role.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 78.38 miles (126.14 km) W | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname |     |
| 2 | 80.98 miles (130.33 km) WNW | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 3 | 84.49 miles (135.97 km) SSW | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| 4 | 105.66 miles (170.04 km) SSW | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |
| 5 | 122.28 miles (196.80 km) SW | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 6 | 125.75 miles (202.38 km) ESE | Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) | Cayenne, French Guiana | |
| 7 | 128.48 miles (206.77 km) S | Maripasoula Airport (MPY) | Maripasoula, French Guiana | |
| 8 | 131.75 miles (212.02 km) SW | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 9 | 143.60 miles (231.10 km) SW | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 10 | 143.84 miles (231.48 km) SSE | Saül Airport (XAU) | Saül, French Guiana | |
| 11 | 153.53 miles (247.08 km) SW | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| 12 | 158.43 miles (254.96 km) W | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 13 | 178.01 miles (286.48 km) SSW | Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) | Paloemeu, Suriname | |
| 14 | 178.46 miles (287.21 km) W | Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) | Wageningen, Suriname | |
| 15 | 199.84 miles (321.61 km) SW | Tepoe Airstrip (KCB) | Kasikasima, Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,310.95 miles (19,812.50 km) SSW | Namrole Airport (NRE) | Buru, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,243.70 miles (19,704.28 km) SW | Pattimura Airport (PTA) (AMQ) | Ambon, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,233.71 miles (19,688.20 km) SSE | Alor Island Airport (ARD) | Alor Island, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,229.41 miles (19,681.28 km) S | Baucau Airport (BCH) | Baucau, East Timor | |
| 5 | 12,225.46 miles (19,674.91 km) S | Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) | Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) | |
| 6 | 12,204.22 miles (19,640.73 km) E | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,202.37 miles (19,637.76 km) S | Viqueque Airport (VIQ) | Viqueque, East Timor | |
| 8 | 12,182.78 miles (19,606.24 km) SW | Arso Airport (ARJ) | Arso, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,182.78 miles (19,606.24 km) SW | Amahai Airport (AHI) | Amahai, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,174.19 miles (19,592.41 km) ESE | Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) | Kendari, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,163.48 miles (19,575.18 km) SSE | Haliwen Airport (ABU) | Atambua, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,103.05 miles (19,477.93 km) SE | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,103.05 miles (19,477.92 km) SE | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,079.40 miles (19,439.86 km) SSE | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,063.38 miles (19,414.08 km) SE | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.16 miles (48.55 km) ENE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 411.26 miles (661.86 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 436.01 miles (701.69 km) NW | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 456.25 miles (734.26 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 464.92 miles (748.22 km) W | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 528.53 miles (850.58 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 7 | 556.72 miles (895.95 km) WNW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 584.36 miles (940.44 km) NW | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 9 | 599.56 miles (964.90 km) W | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 601.53 miles (968.06 km) W | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 11 | 609.10 miles (980.26 km) W | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 672.15 miles (1,081.72 km) WNW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 674.52 miles (1,085.53 km) NNW | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 14 | 697.24 miles (1,122.10 km) WNW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 698.92 miles (1,124.81 km) NNW | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,352.54 miles (19,879.44 km) NNW | Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE) | Mohe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 2 | 12,240.66 miles (19,699.38 km) NNE | Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) | Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 3 | 12,225.65 miles (19,675.23 km) NW | Magdagachi (GDG) | Magdagachi, Russia | |
| 4 | 12,165.02 miles (19,577.65 km) WNW | Ignatyevo Airport (BQS) | Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 5 | 12,163.56 miles (19,575.30 km) NNW | Tynda Sigikta (TYD) | Tynda, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 6 | 12,161.86 miles (19,572.56 km) WNW | Heihe Airport (HEK) | Heihe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 7 | 12,116.50 miles (19,499.57 km) NNE | Arxan Yi'ershi Airport (YIE) | Arxan, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 8 | 12,085.27 miles (19,449.31 km) E | Chita Kadala (HTA) | Chita, Russia | |
| 9 | 12,060.10 miles (19,408.80 km) NNW | Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) | Chulman, Russia | |
| 10 | 12,047.43 miles (19,388.42 km) N | Ulanhot Airport (HLH) | Ulanhot, China | |
| 11 | 12,038.95 miles (19,374.76 km) NNW | Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA) | Daqing, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 12 | 12,038.25 miles (19,373.64 km) NE | Choibalsan Airport (COQ) | Choibalsan, Mongolia | |
| 13 | 11,958.17 miles (19,244.76 km) NNW | Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 14 | 11,944.51 miles (19,222.77 km) NNW | Aldan Airport (ADH) | Aldan, Russia | |
| 15 | 11,908.88 miles (19,165.43 km) NW | Jiamusi Dongjiao Airport (JMU) | Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China | |