Nonstop flight route between Kiruna, Sweden and Maun, Botswana:
Departure Airport:
(67°49'19"N by 20°20'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(19°58'21"S by 23°25'51"E)
Distance from KRN to MUB:
6,068.08 miles (9,765.60 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kiruna Airport (KRN), Kiruna, Sweden and Maun Airport (MUB), Maun, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,068 miles (or 9,766 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 Kiruna Airport and Maun 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 Kiruna Airport and Maun Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRN / ESNQ |
| Airport Name: | Kiruna Airport |
| Location: | Kiruna, Sweden |
| GPS Coordinates: | 67°49'19"N by 20°20'12"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Swedavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1509 feet (460 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KRN |
| More Information: | KRN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUB / FBMN |
| Airport Name: | Maun Airport |
| Location: | Maun, Botswana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°58'21"S by 23°25'51"E |
| Area Served: | Maun |
| Operator/Owner: | Botswana Department of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3093 feet (943 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MUB |
| More Information: | MUB Maps & Info |
Facts about Kiruna Airport (KRN):
- The furthest airport from Kiruna Airport (KRN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,668 miles (17,169 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Kiruna Airport (KRN) is Gällivare Airport (GEV), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SSE of KRN.
- On March 15, 2012, a Norwegian military transport plane, type Lockheed Hercules, crashed into the Kebnekaise mountain when approaching Kiruna Airport, the Norwegian C-130 Hercules accident.
- Kiruna Airport (KRN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Maun Airport (MUB):
- Maun Airport (MUB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Maun Airport (MUB) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is located 165 miles (266 kilometers) SW of MUB.
- The landing strip in those far-off days was what is today Maun’s main street, the strip later being moved away from the town centre to the present site of the airport.
- Maun Airport is an international airport serving the town of Maun in the northern part of Botswana.
- The furthest airport from Maun Airport (MUB) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is nearly antipodal to Maun Airport (meaning Maun Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kona International Airport at Keāhole), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
- The aircraft were awaited as they brought news of the outside world, mail, medicines, foodstuffs, and above all, new people to a community hundreds of kilometres from the nearest big town.
- The first planes to land here were before World War II – in the 1930s, just a mere 30 or so years after the Wright brothers made their historic first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.25 miles (79.26 km) SSE | Gällivare Airport (GEV) | Gällivare, Sweden |     |
| 2 | 86.92 miles (139.88 km) WNW | Narvik Airport, Framnes (NVK) | Narvik, Nordland, Norway | |
| 3 | 88.03 miles (141.67 km) ENE | Enontekiö Airport (ENF) | Enontekiö, Finland | |
| 4 | 96.66 miles (155.56 km) NNW | Bardufoss Airport (BDU) | Bardufoss, Norway | |
| 5 | 104.70 miles (168.50 km) WNW | Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes (EVE) | Evenes, Norway | |
| 6 | 118.26 miles (190.32 km) E | Kittilä Airport (KTT) | Kittilä, Finland | |
| 7 | 133.27 miles (214.48 km) NNW | Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) | Tromsø, Norway | |
| 8 | 136.62 miles (219.86 km) N | Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) | Sørkjosen, Norway | |
| 9 | 145.93 miles (234.85 km) WNW | Stokmarknes Airport, Skagen (SKN) | Hadsel, Nordland, Norway | |
| 10 | 146.69 miles (236.07 km) NW | Andøya Airport, Andenes (ANX) | Andenes, Norway | |
| 11 | 149.29 miles (240.25 km) WNW | Svolvær Airport, Helle (SVJ) | Svolvær, Norway | |
| 12 | 156.88 miles (252.47 km) S | Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR) | Arvidsjaur, Sweden | |
| 13 | 162.08 miles (260.84 km) W | Bodø Airport (BOO) | Bodø, Norway | |
| 14 | 164.82 miles (265.25 km) SSE | Luleå Airport (LLA) | Luleå, Sweden | |
| 15 | 166.83 miles (268.48 km) NNE | Alta Airport (ALF) | Alta, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,668.08 miles (17,168.57 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,600.29 miles (17,059.47 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,583.29 miles (17,032.11 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,574.60 miles (17,018.13 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,540.48 miles (16,963.21 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,521.63 miles (16,932.88 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,500.93 miles (16,899.56 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,496.73 miles (16,892.80 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,488.30 miles (16,879.23 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,486.42 miles (16,876.21 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,473.72 miles (16,855.77 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,458.10 miles (16,830.64 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,454.36 miles (16,824.62 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,445.63 miles (16,810.57 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,424.53 miles (16,776.62 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 165.09 miles (265.68 km) SW | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 2 | 168.76 miles (271.58 km) NNE | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 3 | 186.37 miles (299.94 km) NE | Kasane Airport (BBK) | Kasane, Botswana | |
| 4 | 203.82 miles (328.02 km) NE | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | 215.69 miles (347.12 km) NE | Livingstone Airport (LVI) | Livingstone, Zambia | |
| 6 | 221.89 miles (357.10 km) NW | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 7 | 251.80 miles (405.23 km) ENE | Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | 274.11 miles (441.13 km) ESE | Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) | Francistown, Botswana | |
| 9 | 279.67 miles (450.08 km) WNW | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 10 | 297.53 miles (478.83 km) SSW | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 11 | 321.97 miles (518.17 km) NNE | Ngoma Airport (ZGM) | Ngoma, Zambia | |
| 12 | 326.47 miles (525.40 km) N | Mongu Airport (MNR) | Mongu, Western Province, Zambia | |
| 13 | 329.72 miles (530.64 km) SSE | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 14 | 335.97 miles (540.69 km) WSW | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 15 | 336.77 miles (541.98 km) E | Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,399.15 miles (19,954.45 km) WNW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,386.56 miles (19,934.18 km) WNW | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,380.70 miles (19,924.75 km) W | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,378.27 miles (19,920.85 km) W | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,375.40 miles (19,916.23 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,372.19 miles (19,911.05 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,369.54 miles (19,906.80 km) NNW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,368.03 miles (19,904.36 km) N | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,348.40 miles (19,872.77 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,347.30 miles (19,871.01 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 12,336.45 miles (19,853.55 km) W | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 12,309.09 miles (19,809.51 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 12,309.09 miles (19,809.51 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 12,302.90 miles (19,799.55 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 12,295.55 miles (19,787.73 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |