Nonstop flight route between Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina and Mmabatho, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(38°43'28"S by 62°10'9"W)
Arrival Airport:
(25°48'27"S by 25°32'39"E)
Distance from BHI to MBD:
5,010.68 miles (8,063.89 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Comandante Espora Airport (BHI), Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina and Mafikeng Airport (MBD), Mmabatho, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,011 miles (or 8,064 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 Comandante Espora 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 Comandante Espora 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: | BHI / SAZB |
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| Location: | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°43'28"S by 62°10'9"W |
| Area Served: | Bahía Blanca |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 246 feet (75 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BHI |
| More Information: | BHI 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 Comandante Espora Airport (BHI):
- The closest airport to Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) is Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ), which is located 90 miles (144 kilometers) N of BHI.
- Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) is Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN), which is nearly antipodal to Comandante Espora Airport (meaning Comandante Espora Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tianjin Binhai International Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Tianjin, China.
- Because of Comandante Espora Airport's relatively low elevation of 246 feet, planes can take off or land at Comandante Espora 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.
- In addition to being known as "Comandante Espora Airport", another name for BHI is "Aeropuerto de Bahía Blanca - Comandante Espora".
Facts about Mafikeng Airport (MBD):
- 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.
- Mafikeng Airport (MBD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mafikeng Airport (MBD) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) NNE of MBD.
- In addition to being known as "Mafikeng Airport", another name for MBD is "Mmabatho Airport".
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 89.64 miles (144.26 km) N | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina |     |
| 2 | 102.09 miles (164.30 km) ENE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 154.61 miles (248.83 km) SSW | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 4 | 165.61 miles (266.52 km) NE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 5 | 181.75 miles (292.49 km) E | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 187.17 miles (301.23 km) NW | Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) | Santa Rosa, Argentina | |
| 7 | 190.77 miles (307.01 km) ENE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 8 | 199.72 miles (321.42 km) N | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 9 | 206.82 miles (332.84 km) SW | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 10 | 226.78 miles (364.96 km) NNW | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 11 | 235.01 miles (378.22 km) E | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 249.00 miles (400.73 km) NE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 13 | 254.99 miles (410.36 km) E | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 293.86 miles (472.92 km) W | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 15 | 296.78 miles (477.62 km) NNE | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,398.83 miles (19,953.93 km) NE | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 2 | 12,367.12 miles (19,902.90 km) N | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| 3 | 12,330.49 miles (19,843.95 km) NE | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China | |
| 4 | 12,321.92 miles (19,830.17 km) NE | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| 5 | 12,303.80 miles (19,801.00 km) NW | Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport (SHP) | Qinhuangdao, Hebei, China | |
| 6 | 12,303.47 miles (19,800.47 km) NNE | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 7 | 12,276.89 miles (19,757.70 km) NNW | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 8 | 12,264.59 miles (19,737.89 km) E | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 9 | 12,236.61 miles (19,692.86 km) W | Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) | Dalian, Liaoning, China | |
| 10 | 12,229.18 miles (19,680.91 km) NE | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 11 | 12,223.61 miles (19,671.94 km) WNW | Yantai Laishan International Airport (YNT) | Yantai, Shandong, China | |
| 12 | 12,217.05 miles (19,661.38 km) NW | Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO) | Qingdao, Shandong, China | |
| 13 | 12,211.70 miles (19,652.78 km) ENE | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 14 | 12,199.59 miles (19,633.29 km) NW | Jinzhou Xiaolingzi Airport (JNZ) | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China | |
| 15 | 12,198.69 miles (19,631.84 km) NW | Chaoyang Airport (CHG) | Chaoyang, Liaoning, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.45 miles (69.93 km) NNE | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |
| 2 | 89.62 miles (144.23 km) NNE | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 3 | 98.86 miles (159.10 km) NNW | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 4 | 106.67 miles (171.67 km) ENE | Pilanesberg International Airport (NTY) | Pilanesberg, South Africa | |
| 5 | 148.34 miles (238.73 km) E | Lanseria International Airport (HLA) | Lanseria, South Africa | |
| 6 | 161.80 miles (260.39 km) E | Grand Central Airport (GCJ) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 7 | 164.61 miles (264.91 km) E | Rand Airport (QRA) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 8 | 167.13 miles (268.97 km) E | Wonderboom Airport (PRY) | Pretoria, South Africa | |
| 9 | 169.37 miles (272.57 km) E | O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| 10 | 174.18 miles (280.31 km) SW | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 11 | 183.09 miles (294.65 km) ESE | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 12 | 212.36 miles (341.75 km) SSW | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| 13 | 231.79 miles (373.03 km) SSE | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 14 | 260.86 miles (419.81 km) SE | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 268.46 miles (432.05 km) WNW | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,081.43 miles (19,443.13 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,076.67 miles (19,435.46 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,075.25 miles (19,433.18 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,074.28 miles (19,431.63 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,073.76 miles (19,430.79 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,061.80 miles (19,411.53 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,060.85 miles (19,410.00 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,056.85 miles (19,403.56 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,056.85 miles (19,403.56 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,055.41 miles (19,401.25 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 12,050.73 miles (19,393.72 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 12,043.61 miles (19,382.26 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 12,035.62 miles (19,369.41 km) NE | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 12,030.37 miles (19,360.96 km) NE | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 12,028.29 miles (19,357.61 km) N | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |