Nonstop flight route between Tucson, Arizona, United States and Mmabatho, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Marana Regional Airport (AVW), Tucson, Arizona, United States and Mafikeng Airport (MBD), Mmabatho, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,805 miles (or 15,780 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 Marana Regional Airport and Mafikeng 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 Marana Regional Airport and Mafikeng Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AVW / KAVQ |
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Location: | Tucson, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°24'34"N by 111°13'6"W |
Area Served: | Tucson, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Marana |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2031 feet (619 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AVW |
More Information: | AVW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBD / FAMM |
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Location: | Mmabatho, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°48'27"S by 25°32'39"E |
Area Served: | Mafikeng, South Africa |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4181 feet (1,274 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MBD |
More Information: | MBD Maps & Info |
Facts about Marana Regional Airport (AVW):
- The closest airport to Marana Regional Airport (AVW) is Pinal Airpark (MZJ), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) NW of AVW.
- In addition to being known as "Marana Regional Airport", another name for AVW is "AVQ".
- The furthest airport from Marana Regional Airport (AVW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,501 miles (18,508 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Marana Regional Airport (AVW) has 2 runways.
Facts about Mafikeng Airport (MBD):
- Mafikeng Airport (MBD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mafikeng Airport (MBD) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is nearly antipodal to Mafikeng Airport (meaning Mafikeng Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kalaupapa Airport), and is located 12,081 miles (19,443 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Mafikeng Airport's high elevation of 4,181 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MBD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MBD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Mafikeng Airport", another name for MBD is "Mmabatho Airport".
- The closest airport to Mafikeng Airport (MBD) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) NNE of MBD.