Nonstop flight route between Pärnu, Estonia and Mmabatho, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(58°25'9"N by 24°28'22"E)
Arrival Airport:
(25°48'27"S by 25°32'39"E)
Distance from EPU to MBD:
5,819.83 miles (9,366.08 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pärnu Airport (EPU), Pärnu, Estonia and Mafikeng Airport (MBD), Mmabatho, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,820 miles (or 9,366 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 Pärnu 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 Pärnu 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: | EPU / EEPU |
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| Location: | Pärnu, Estonia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°25'9"N by 24°28'22"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Tallinn Airport Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EPU |
| More Information: | EPU 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 Pärnu Airport (EPU):
- In addition to being known as "Pärnu Airport", another name for EPU is "Pärnu lennujaam".
- The furthest airport from Pärnu Airport (EPU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,091 miles (17,848 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport is often visited by private aircraft from Scandinavia and other European countries.
- During the Soviet occupation, the airfield was operated by the Soviet Air Force.
- Because of Pärnu Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Pärnu 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.
- The closest airport to Pärnu Airport (EPU) is Tallinn Airport (TLL), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) N of EPU.
- Pärnu Airport (EPU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In October 1937 Pärnu town council designated an area of 0.28 km² for the building of an airport.
Facts about Mafikeng Airport (MBD):
- In addition to being known as "Mafikeng Airport", another name for MBD is "Mmabatho Airport".
- 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 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.
- The closest airport to Mafikeng Airport (MBD) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) NNE of MBD.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 69.88 miles (112.46 km) N | Tallinn Airport (TLL) | Tallinn, Estonia |     |
| 2 | 70.94 miles (114.16 km) NW | Kärdla Airport (KDL) | Kärdla, Hiiumaa, Estonia | |
| 3 | 72.42 miles (116.55 km) W | Kuressaare Airport (URE) | Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia | |
| 4 | 80.61 miles (129.73 km) E | Tartu Airport (TAY) | Tartu, Estonia | |
| 5 | 104.98 miles (168.95 km) S | Riga International Airport (RIX) | Riga, Latvia | |
| 6 | 128.35 miles (206.57 km) N | Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) | Helsinki / Malmi, Finland | |
| 7 | 130.16 miles (209.48 km) WSW | Ventspils International Airport (VNT) | Ventspils, Latvia | |
| 8 | 132.27 miles (212.87 km) N | Helsinki Airport (HEL) | Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland | |
| 9 | 149.84 miles (241.15 km) ESE | Pskov Airport (PKV) | Pskov, Russia | |
| 10 | 155.10 miles (249.61 km) N | Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) | Hyvinkää, Finland | |
| 11 | 164.26 miles (264.35 km) NNW | Turku Airport (TKU) | Turku, Finland | |
| 12 | 179.09 miles (288.22 km) SSW | Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ) | Šiauliai, Lithuania | |
| 13 | 181.61 miles (292.27 km) SW | Liepāja International Airport (LPX) | Liepāja, Latvia | |
| 14 | 189.88 miles (305.58 km) SSE | Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) | Daugavpils, Latvia | |
| 15 | 191.54 miles (308.25 km) NNE | Utti Airport (UTI) | Utti / Valkeala, Finland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,090.56 miles (17,848.48 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,773.98 miles (17,339.00 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,757.98 miles (17,313.24 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,745.80 miles (17,293.65 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,732.18 miles (17,271.73 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,730.78 miles (17,269.47 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,729.67 miles (17,267.68 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,728.79 miles (17,266.28 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,711.48 miles (17,238.42 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,710.88 miles (17,237.45 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,696.98 miles (17,215.09 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,690.58 miles (17,204.77 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,682.62 miles (17,191.97 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,679.61 miles (17,187.12 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,673.05 miles (17,176.57 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |