Nonstop flight route between Gladstone, Queensland, Australia and Mafeteng, Lesotho:
Departure Airport:
(23°52'10"S by 151°13'22"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°48'2"S by 27°14'35"E)
Distance from GLT to MFC:
7,187.63 miles (11,567.35 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gladstone Airport (GLT), Gladstone, Queensland, Australia and Mafeteng Airport (MFC), Mafeteng, Lesotho would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,188 miles (or 11,567 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 Gladstone Airport and Mafeteng 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 Gladstone Airport and Mafeteng Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLT / YGLA |
| Airport Name: | Gladstone Airport |
| Location: | Gladstone, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°52'10"S by 151°13'22"E |
| Area Served: | Gladstone, Queensland, Australia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLT |
| More Information: | GLT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MFC / FXMF |
| Airport Name: | Mafeteng Airport |
| Location: | Mafeteng, Lesotho |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°48'2"S by 27°14'35"E |
| Area Served: | Mafeteng |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5350 feet (1,631 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MFC |
| More Information: | MFC Maps & Info |
Facts about Gladstone Airport (GLT):
- Gladstone Airport (GLT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is owned and operated by the Gladstone Regional Council which took control of it by operation of the Local Government Reform when the Gladstone-Calliope Aerodrome Board was dissolved on 15 March 2007.
- Because of Gladstone Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Gladstone 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 Gladstone Airport (GLT) is Rockhampton Airport (ROK), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NW of GLT.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 59 ft above sea level.
- Gladstone Airport is an airport serving Gladstone, a city in the Australian state of Queensland.
- The furthest airport from Gladstone Airport (GLT) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,918 miles (19,180 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Facts about Mafeteng Airport (MFC):
- The furthest airport from Mafeteng Airport (MFC) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,788 miles (18,971 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Mafeteng Airport's high elevation of 5,350 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MFC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MFC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Mafeteng Airport (MFC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mafeteng Airport (MFC) is Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NE of MFC.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.12 miles (93.53 km) NW | Rockhampton Airport (ROK) | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 99.30 miles (159.81 km) SE | Bundaberg Airport (BDB) | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 123.17 miles (198.22 km) SSE | Gayndah Airport (GAH) | Gayndah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 144.46 miles (232.48 km) SE | Hervey Bay Airport (HVB) | Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 147.21 miles (236.91 km) SE | Maryborough Airport (MBH) | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 153.90 miles (247.68 km) W | Blackwater Airport (BLT) | Blackwater, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 156.73 miles (252.23 km) SSW | Taroom Airport (XTO) | Taroom, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 175.90 miles (283.08 km) WNW | Middlemount Airport (MMM) | Middlemount, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 190.72 miles (306.93 km) SSE | Gympie Airport (GYP) | Gympie, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 191.21 miles (307.73 km) SSE | Kingaroy Airport (KGY) | Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 193.66 miles (311.66 km) W | Emerald Airport (EMD) | Emerald, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 200.91 miles (323.34 km) WNW | Dysart Airport (DYA) | Dysart, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 203.89 miles (328.14 km) S | Chincilla Airport (CCL) | Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 213.56 miles (343.70 km) SSW | Miles Airport (WLE) | Miles, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 222.06 miles (357.37 km) SSE | Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY) | Marcoola, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,918.18 miles (19,180.40 km) NNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,894.26 miles (19,141.90 km) NNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,855.56 miles (19,079.63 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,816.39 miles (19,016.59 km) NW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,780.12 miles (18,958.23 km) NW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,762.19 miles (18,929.37 km) NNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,755.79 miles (18,919.06 km) NNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,734.36 miles (18,884.57 km) NNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,729.53 miles (18,876.79 km) NNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,679.33 miles (18,796.01 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 11 | 11,663.55 miles (18,770.62 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 11,660.45 miles (18,765.63 km) WNW | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 13 | 11,659.73 miles (18,764.48 km) WNW | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 14 | 11,626.11 miles (18,710.37 km) WNW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 11,624.92 miles (18,708.45 km) W | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.87 miles (48.07 km) NE | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 2 | 49.02 miles (78.90 km) E | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 3 | 66.86 miles (107.59 km) E | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 4 | 74.70 miles (120.22 km) NW | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 5 | 81.50 miles (131.17 km) NE | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 6 | 84.86 miles (136.57 km) E | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 7 | 115.67 miles (186.15 km) ENE | Mokhotlong Airport (MKH) | Mokhotlong, Lesotho | |
| 8 | 147.60 miles (237.54 km) SE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 9 | 164.58 miles (264.87 km) WNW | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| 10 | 173.30 miles (278.90 km) ENE | Ladysmith Airport (LAY) | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 189.60 miles (305.13 km) E | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 12 | 198.79 miles (319.92 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 226.04 miles (363.78 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 14 | 232.28 miles (373.82 km) E | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 238.00 miles (383.02 km) NNE | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,787.83 miles (18,970.63 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,782.27 miles (18,961.68 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,781.01 miles (18,959.64 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,780.47 miles (18,958.78 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,779.20 miles (18,956.74 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,775.68 miles (18,951.08 km) NNE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,774.90 miles (18,949.83 km) NNE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,768.35 miles (18,939.28 km) NNE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,768.35 miles (18,939.28 km) NNE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,768.07 miles (18,938.83 km) NE | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,763.19 miles (18,930.97 km) NNE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,761.21 miles (18,927.78 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,759.15 miles (18,924.47 km) NE | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,750.01 miles (18,909.77 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,744.75 miles (18,901.30 km) NE | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |