Nonstop flight route between Dushanbe, Tajikistan and Falkland Islands:
Departure Airport:
(38°32'5"N by 68°49'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°49'22"S by 58°26'49"W)
Distance from DYU to MPN:
9,775.98 miles (15,732.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dushanbe International Airport (DYU), Dushanbe, Tajikistan and RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,776 miles (or 15,733 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 Dushanbe 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 Dushanbe 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: | DYU / UTDD |
| Airport Name: | Dushanbe International Airport |
| Location: | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°32'5"N by 68°49'5"E |
| Area Served: | Dushanbe |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tajikistan |
| Airport Type: | Joint (Civil and Military) |
| Elevation: | 2575 feet (785 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DYU |
| More Information: | DYU 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 Dushanbe International Airport (DYU):
- To bring the Dushanbe airport up to international air traffic standards, an extension project has been launched to raise the overall space of the international terminal to 11,000 m² with a capacity of 5,000 passengers per hour.
- The furthest airport from Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,645 miles (18,740 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) is Khwahan Airport (KWH), which is located 87 miles (141 kilometers) ESE of DYU.
- Dushanbe International Airport (DYU) currently has only 1 runway.
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 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.
- On 10 November 2011, it was announced that Prince William would be serving as a Sea King pilot on the station for six weeks during February and March 2012.
- Flights are planned to Saint Helena when a new airport there opens in 2016.
- Mount Pleasant was opened by Prince Andrew on 12 May 1985, becoming fully operational the following year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 87.43 miles (140.71 km) ESE | Khwahan Airport (KWH) | Khwahan, Afghanistan |     |
| 2 | 111.72 miles (179.79 km) E | Darwaz Airport (DAZ) | Darwaz, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | |
| 3 | 119.15 miles (191.75 km) SW | Termez Airport (TMJ) | Termez, Uzbekistan | |
| 4 | 125.18 miles (201.46 km) NNE | Khujand International Airport (LBD) | Khujand, Tajikistan | |
| 5 | 128.01 miles (206.01 km) SSE | Taloqan Airport (TQN) | Taloqan, Afghanistan | |
| 6 | 129.29 miles (208.08 km) S | Kunduz Airport (UND) | Kunduz, Afghanistan | |
| 7 | 134.68 miles (216.75 km) SE | Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD) | Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan | |
| 8 | 153.97 miles (247.78 km) SW | Mazar-e Sharif International Airpوort (MZR) | Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan | |
| 9 | 160.52 miles (258.33 km) ESE | Sheghnan Airport (SGA) | Sheghnan, Afghanistan | |
| 10 | 189.73 miles (305.33 km) N | Tashkent International Airport (TAS) | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| 11 | 200.65 miles (322.91 km) NE | Fergana International Airport (FEG) | Fergana, Uzbekistan | |
| 12 | 204.12 miles (328.51 km) SSE | Razer Airport (KUR) | Kron Monjan (Karanomunjan), Afghanistan | |
| 13 | 239.06 miles (384.72 km) NE | Andizhan International Airport (AZN) | Andizhan, Uzbekistan | |
| 14 | 245.94 miles (395.80 km) SE | Chitral Airport (CJL) | Chitral, Pakistan | |
| 15 | 247.51 miles (398.33 km) WNW | Bukhara International Airport (BHK) | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,644.62 miles (18,740.15 km) S | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,680.17 miles (17,188.02 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,469.08 miles (16,848.31 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,466.44 miles (16,844.07 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,465.19 miles (16,842.05 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,426.80 miles (16,780.27 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,422.59 miles (16,773.48 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,417.34 miles (16,765.05 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,417.17 miles (16,764.76 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,415.71 miles (16,762.42 km) WSW | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,407.86 miles (16,749.79 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,398.68 miles (16,735.02 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,395.58 miles (16,730.02 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,381.65 miles (16,707.61 km) SW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 15 | 10,376.20 miles (16,698.84 km) SW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 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 | |