Nonstop flight route between Fort Stockton, Texas, United States and Mbeya, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST), Fort Stockton, Texas, United States and Mbeya Airport (MBI), Mbeya, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,250 miles (or 14,887 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 Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport and Mbeya 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 Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport and Mbeya Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FST / KFST | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Fort Stockton, Texas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°54'54"N by 102°54'46"W | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3011 feet (918 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FST | 
| More Information: | FST Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBI / HTMB | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Mbeya, Tanzania | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°55'6"S by 33°27'43"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5600 feet (1,707 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MBI | 
| More Information: | MBI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST):
- The airport opened as Gibbs Field, or Fort Stockton Field and was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base during World War II.
- The furthest airport from Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,286 miles (18,163 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) has 4 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport", another name for FST is "Gibbs Army Airfield".
- Airline flights ended in 1960.
- The closest airport to Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) is Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NW of FST.
Facts about Mbeya Airport (MBI):
- The furthest airport from Mbeya Airport (MBI) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,553 miles (18,592 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Mbeya Airport", another name for MBI is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mbeya (Swahili)".
- The closest airport to Mbeya Airport (MBI) is Karonga Airport (KGJ), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) SSE of MBI.
- Because of Mbeya Airport's high elevation of 5,600 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MBI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MBI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Mbeya Airport (MBI) currently has only 1 runway.




