Nonstop flight route between Ludhiana, India and Falkland Islands:
Departure Airport:
(30°51'16"N by 75°57'9"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°49'22"S by 58°26'49"W)
Distance from LUH to MPN:
9,725.02 miles (15,650.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sahnewal Airport (LUH), Ludhiana, India and RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,725 miles (or 15,651 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 Sahnewal 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 Sahnewal 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: | LUH / VILD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ludhiana, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°51'16"N by 75°57'9"E |
| Area Served: | Ludhiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 834 feet (254 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUH |
| More Information: | LUH 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 Sahnewal Airport (LUH):
- The closest airport to Sahnewal Airport (LUH) is Chandigarh Airport (IXC), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ESE of LUH.
- In addition to being known as "Sahnewal Airport", other names for LUH include "Ludhiana Airport", "साहनेवाल हवाई अड्डे" and "लुधियाना हवाई अड्डे".
- Because of Sahnewal Airport's relatively low elevation of 834 feet, planes can take off or land at Sahnewal 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.
- Sahnewal Airport (LUH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sahnewal Airport (LUH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Sahnewal Airport (meaning Sahnewal Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,024 miles (19,351 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
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.
- The closest airport to RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of MPN.
- 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.
- Flights of Phantoms were rotated through the airfield until 1992 when they were replaced with Tornado F3s.
- RAF Mount Pleasant is a Royal Air Force station in the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.20 miles (82.39 km) ESE | Chandigarh Airport (IXC) | Chandigarh, India |     |
| 2 | 67.92 miles (109.31 km) ENE | Shimla Airport (SLV) | Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 3 | 90.07 miles (144.95 km) NW | Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (ATQ) | Amritsar, India | |
| 4 | 92.36 miles (148.65 km) NNE | Gaggal Airport (DHM) | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 5 | 97.10 miles (156.26 km) N | Pathankot Airport (IXP) | Pathankot, India | |
| 6 | 100.07 miles (161.04 km) NE | Bhuntar Airport (KUU) | Kullu / Bhuntar, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 7 | 102.50 miles (164.96 km) WNW | Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) | Lahore, Pakistan | |
| 8 | 140.33 miles (225.83 km) ESE | Jolly Grant Airport. (DED) | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | |
| 9 | 142.67 miles (229.60 km) NNW | Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ) | Jammu, India | |
| 10 | 149.02 miles (239.83 km) NW | Sialkot International Airport (SKT) | Sialkot, Pakistan | |
| 11 | 172.60 miles (277.78 km) SSE | Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) | Delhi, India | |
| 12 | 178.48 miles (287.24 km) WNW | فیصل آباد انٹرنیشنل ایئر پورٹ (LYP) | Faisalabad, Pakistan | |
| 13 | 227.07 miles (365.44 km) NNW | Srinagar International Airport (SXR) | Srinagar, India | |
| 14 | 244.98 miles (394.26 km) NNE | Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL) | Leh, India | |
| 15 | 253.39 miles (407.78 km) NW | Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) | Islamabad / Rawalpindi, Pakistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,024.05 miles (19,350.78 km) SE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,620.19 miles (17,091.50 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,601.61 miles (17,061.60 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,598.09 miles (17,055.92 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,589.91 miles (17,042.76 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,589.75 miles (17,042.51 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,584.60 miles (17,034.21 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,583.40 miles (17,032.28 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,577.35 miles (17,022.56 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,574.13 miles (17,017.37 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,572.21 miles (17,014.28 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,563.88 miles (17,000.87 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,544.49 miles (16,969.67 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 14 | 10,540.43 miles (16,963.14 km) WSW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,529.04 miles (16,944.81 km) SW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.16 miles (48.55 km) ENE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 411.26 miles (661.86 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 436.01 miles (701.69 km) NW | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 456.25 miles (734.26 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 464.92 miles (748.22 km) W | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 528.53 miles (850.58 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 7 | 556.72 miles (895.95 km) WNW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 584.36 miles (940.44 km) NW | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 9 | 599.56 miles (964.90 km) W | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 601.53 miles (968.06 km) W | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 11 | 609.10 miles (980.26 km) W | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 672.15 miles (1,081.72 km) WNW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 674.52 miles (1,085.53 km) NNW | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 14 | 697.24 miles (1,122.10 km) WNW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 698.92 miles (1,124.81 km) NNW | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,352.54 miles (19,879.44 km) NNW | Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE) | Mohe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 2 | 12,240.66 miles (19,699.38 km) NNE | Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) | Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 3 | 12,225.65 miles (19,675.23 km) NW | Magdagachi (GDG) | Magdagachi, Russia | |
| 4 | 12,165.02 miles (19,577.65 km) WNW | Ignatyevo Airport (BQS) | Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 5 | 12,163.56 miles (19,575.30 km) NNW | Tynda Sigikta (TYD) | Tynda, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 6 | 12,161.86 miles (19,572.56 km) WNW | Heihe Airport (HEK) | Heihe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 7 | 12,116.50 miles (19,499.57 km) NNE | Arxan Yi'ershi Airport (YIE) | Arxan, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 8 | 12,085.27 miles (19,449.31 km) E | Chita Kadala (HTA) | Chita, Russia | |
| 9 | 12,060.10 miles (19,408.80 km) NNW | Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) | Chulman, Russia | |
| 10 | 12,047.43 miles (19,388.42 km) N | Ulanhot Airport (HLH) | Ulanhot, China | |
| 11 | 12,038.95 miles (19,374.76 km) NNW | Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA) | Daqing, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 12 | 12,038.25 miles (19,373.64 km) NE | Choibalsan Airport (COQ) | Choibalsan, Mongolia | |
| 13 | 11,958.17 miles (19,244.76 km) NNW | Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 14 | 11,944.51 miles (19,222.77 km) NNW | Aldan Airport (ADH) | Aldan, Russia | |
| 15 | 11,908.88 miles (19,165.43 km) NW | Jiamusi Dongjiao Airport (JMU) | Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China | |