Nonstop flight route between Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine and Falkland Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO), Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine and RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,494 miles (or 13,669 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 Ivano-Frankivsk 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 Ivano-Frankivsk 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: | IFO / UKLI |
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Location: | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°53'3"N by 24°41'9"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 919 feet (280 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IFO |
More Information: | IFO 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 Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO):
- Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,373 miles (18,304 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport's relatively low elevation of 919 feet, planes can take off or land at Ivano-Frankivsk International 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport", another name for IFO is "Міжнародний аеропорт "Івано-Франківськ"".
- The closest airport to Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) is Ternopil (TNL), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) NE of IFO.
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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of MPN.
- On 2 March 2012, the Argentinian President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner called for Aerolineas Argentinas flights to Buenos Aires to replace LAN Airlines flights to Chile.
- 33 Engineer Regiment provides constant support and is part of the Joint Service Falkland Islands Detachment which consists of RAF and RLC EOD teams.
- RAF Mount Pleasant has a wide range of social and sporting facilities including a gym, swimming pool, golf course, diving centre, karting, laserquest, library, cinema, bowling, climbing wall and indoor and outdoor sports pitches.
- 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.
- The British government felt that Stanley airfield was not the best option for a large, permanent station and decided to construct a new RAF station and make it the centrepiece of considerably strengthened air defences for the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.