Nonstop flight route between Cicia, Fiji and Falkland Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cicia Airport (ICI), Cicia, Fiji and RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,467 miles (or 10,407 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 Cicia 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 Cicia 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: | ICI / NFCI |
Airport Name: | Cicia Airport |
Location: | Cicia, Fiji |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°44'35"S by 179°20'30"W |
Area Served: | Cicia, Lau Islands, Eastern Division, Fiji |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Fiji Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ICI |
More Information: | ICI 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 Cicia Airport (ICI):
- Because of Cicia Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Cicia 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 Cicia Airport (ICI) is Moala Airport (MFJ), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) SW of ICI.
- The furthest airport from Cicia Airport (ICI) is Gao International Airport (GAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Cicia Airport (meaning Cicia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gao International Airport), and is located 12,325 miles (19,835 kilometers) away in Gao, Mali.
Facts about RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN):
- 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.
- RAF Mount Pleasant is the newest permanent airfield in the Royal Air Force.
- 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.
- A flight of Westland Sea King helicopters for support and search and rescue has been located at Mount Pleasant since November 2007.
- 33 Engineer Regiment provides constant support and is part of the Joint Service Falkland Islands Detachment which consists of RAF and RLC EOD teams.
- The closest airport to RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of MPN.