Nonstop flight route between Durango, Durango, Mexico and Falkland Islands:
Departure Airport:
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Arrival Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO), Durango, Durango, Mexico and RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,941 miles (or 9,561 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 General Guadalupe Victoria International 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 General Guadalupe Victoria International 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: | DGO / MMDO |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Durango, Durango, Mexico |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°7'27"N by 104°31'53"W |
Area Served: | Durango, Durango, Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6102 feet (1,860 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DGO |
More Information: | DGO 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 General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO):
- General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO) is Francisco Sarabia International AirportTorreón International Airport (TRC), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) NE of DGO.
- In addition to being known as "General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport", another name for DGO is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Guadalupe Victoria".
- The furthest airport from General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport (DGO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,605 miles (18,676 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport's high elevation of 6,102 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DGO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DGO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
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.
- Currently located at Mount Pleasant are No.
- After the surrender of the Argentine ground forces on the islands, the British still faced the problem of potential Argentine air attacks from Argentina, so an aircraft carrier had to remain on station to guard the islands with its squadron of Sea Harriers until the local airfield was prepared for jet aircraft.
- 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.
- Additionally, every Saturday LAN Airlines operates a scheduled commercial flight to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo International Airport of the Punta Arenas city in southern Chile, stopping at Río Gallegos, Argentina once a month.
- Mount Pleasant was opened by Prince Andrew on 12 May 1985, becoming fully operational the following year.