Nonstop flight route between Mmabatho, South Africa and Arkhangelsk, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(25°48'27"S by 25°32'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(64°35'59"N by 40°43'0"E)
Distance from MBD to ARH:
6,299.85 miles (10,138.59 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mafikeng Airport (MBD), Mmabatho, South Africa and Talagi Airport (ARH), Arkhangelsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,300 miles (or 10,139 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 Mafikeng Airport and Talagi 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 Mafikeng Airport and Talagi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBD / FAMM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mmabatho, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°48'27"S by 25°32'39"E |
| Area Served: | Mafikeng, South Africa |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4181 feet (1,274 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MBD |
| More Information: | MBD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARH / ULAA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Arkhangelsk, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°35'59"N by 40°43'0"E |
| Area Served: | Arkhangelsk |
| Operator/Owner: | JSC "Arkhangelsk Airport" |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ARH |
| More Information: | ARH Maps & Info |
Facts about Mafikeng Airport (MBD):
- Mafikeng Airport (MBD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Mafikeng Airport's high elevation of 4,181 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MBD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MBD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Mafikeng Airport", another name for MBD is "Mmabatho Airport".
- The closest airport to Mafikeng Airport (MBD) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) NNE of MBD.
- The furthest airport from Mafikeng Airport (MBD) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is nearly antipodal to Mafikeng Airport (meaning Mafikeng Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kalaupapa Airport), and is located 12,081 miles (19,443 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Talagi Airport (ARH):
- Because of Talagi Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Talagi 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 Talagi Airport (ARH) is Leshukonskoye Airport (LDG), which is located 149 miles (240 kilometers) E of ARH.
- Talagi Airport serves as an airline hub for Nordavia.
- The Soviet Air Defence Forces had a presence at this airfield with 518th Fighter Aviation Regiment, 518 IAP) flying Tupolev Tu-128 from 1966 onward.
- The furthest airport from Talagi Airport (ARH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,412 miles (16,756 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Talagi Airport (ARH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Talagi Airport", another name for ARH is "Аэропорт Талаги".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.45 miles (69.93 km) NNE | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana |     |
| 2 | 89.62 miles (144.23 km) NNE | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 3 | 98.86 miles (159.10 km) NNW | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 4 | 106.67 miles (171.67 km) ENE | Pilanesberg International Airport (NTY) | Pilanesberg, South Africa | |
| 5 | 148.34 miles (238.73 km) E | Lanseria International Airport (HLA) | Lanseria, South Africa | |
| 6 | 161.80 miles (260.39 km) E | Grand Central Airport (GCJ) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 7 | 164.61 miles (264.91 km) E | Rand Airport (QRA) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 8 | 167.13 miles (268.97 km) E | Wonderboom Airport (PRY) | Pretoria, South Africa | |
| 9 | 169.37 miles (272.57 km) E | O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| 10 | 174.18 miles (280.31 km) SW | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 11 | 183.09 miles (294.65 km) ESE | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 12 | 212.36 miles (341.75 km) SSW | Kimberley Airport (KIM) | Kimberley, South Africa | |
| 13 | 231.79 miles (373.03 km) SSE | Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) | Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa | |
| 14 | 260.86 miles (419.81 km) SE | Leribe Airport (LRB) | Leribe, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 268.46 miles (432.05 km) WNW | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,081.43 miles (19,443.13 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 12,076.67 miles (19,435.46 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12,075.25 miles (19,433.18 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 12,074.28 miles (19,431.63 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 12,073.76 miles (19,430.79 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 12,061.80 miles (19,411.53 km) NE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 12,060.85 miles (19,410.00 km) NE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 12,056.85 miles (19,403.56 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 12,056.85 miles (19,403.56 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 12,055.41 miles (19,401.25 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 12,050.73 miles (19,393.72 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 12,043.61 miles (19,382.26 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 12,035.62 miles (19,369.41 km) NE | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 12,030.37 miles (19,360.96 km) NE | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 12,028.29 miles (19,357.61 km) N | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 148.93 miles (239.67 km) E | Leshukonskoye Airport (LDG) | Leshukonskoye, Russia | |
| 2 | 149.46 miles (240.53 km) WNW | Solovki (CSH) | Solovetsky Islands, Russia | |
| 3 | 276.94 miles (445.69 km) SW | Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) | Petrozavodsk, Russia | |
| 4 | 281.05 miles (452.30 km) NW | Kirovsk-Apatity Airport Аэропорт Кировск/Апатиты (KVK) | Kirovsk / Apatity, Murmansk Oblast, Russia | |
| 5 | 298.72 miles (480.74 km) SE | Kotlas Airport (KSZ) | Kotlas, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia | |
| 6 | 316.34 miles (509.10 km) SE | Velikiy Ustyug (VUS) | Veliky Ustyug, Vologda, Russia | |
| 7 | 344.72 miles (554.77 km) WNW | Kuusamo Airport (KAO) | Kuusamo, Finland | |
| 8 | 361.25 miles (581.38 km) NNW | Murmansk Airport (MMK) | Murmansk, Russia | |
| 9 | 365.29 miles (587.87 km) WSW | Joensuu Airport (JOE) | Joensuu, Finland | |
| 10 | 368.31 miles (592.73 km) S | Vologda Airport (VGD) | Vologda, Russia | |
| 11 | 369.27 miles (594.29 km) WSW | Kitee Airfield (KTQ) | Kitee, Finland | |
| 12 | 375.85 miles (604.86 km) ESE | Syktyvkar Airport (SCW) | Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, Russia | |
| 13 | 377.96 miles (608.26 km) SSW | Cherepovets (CEE) | Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia | |
| 14 | 388.30 miles (624.91 km) W | Kajaani Airport (KAJ) | Kajaani, Finland | |
| 15 | 400.83 miles (645.08 km) E | Ukhta (UCT) | Ukhta / Sosnogorsk, Komi Republic, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,411.73 miles (16,756.02 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,157.06 miles (16,346.16 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,148.43 miles (16,332.27 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,129.88 miles (16,302.41 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,128.22 miles (16,299.76 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,113.92 miles (16,276.74 km) SW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 7 | 10,096.80 miles (16,249.19 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,093.51 miles (16,243.89 km) E | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,090.86 miles (16,239.63 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,088.62 miles (16,236.01 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,064.43 miles (16,197.09 km) E | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,062.68 miles (16,194.27 km) E | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,058.39 miles (16,187.37 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,042.80 miles (16,162.28 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,035.16 miles (16,149.98 km) ESE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |