Nonstop flight route between Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Falkland Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Divo Airport (DIV), Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,054 miles (or 8,133 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 Divo 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 Divo 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: | DIV / DIDV |
| Airport Name: | Divo Airport |
| Location: | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°47'35"N by 5°21'15"W |
| Area Served: | Divo |
| View all routes: | Routes from DIV |
| More Information: | DIV 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 Divo Airport (DIV):
- The furthest airport from Divo Airport (DIV) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is nearly antipodal to Divo Airport (meaning Divo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arorae Island Airport), and is located 12,172 miles (19,588 kilometers) away in Arorae Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Divo Airport (DIV) is Gagnoa Airport (GGN), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) WNW of DIV.
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.
- 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.
- On 2 March 2012, the Argentinian President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner called for Aerolineas Argentinas flights to Buenos Aires to replace LAN Airlines flights to Chile.
- 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.
- Flights are planned to Saint Helena when a new airport there opens in 2016.
- Currently located at Mount Pleasant are No.
