Nonstop flight route between Mmabatho, South Africa and Chino, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(25°48'27"S by 25°32'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°58'28"N by 117°38'12"W)
Distance from MBD to CNO:
10,173.28 miles (16,372.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mafikeng Airport (MBD), Mmabatho, South Africa and Chino Airport (CNO), Chino, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,173 miles (or 16,372 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 Chino 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 Chino 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: | CNO / KCNO |
| Airport Name: | Chino Airport |
| Location: | Chino, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°58'28"N by 117°38'12"W |
| Operator/Owner: | County of San Bernardino |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 652 feet (199 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CNO |
| More Information: | CNO Maps & Info |
Facts about Mafikeng Airport (MBD):
- The closest airport to Mafikeng Airport (MBD) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) NNE of 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 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 Chino Airport (CNO):
- The closest airport to Chino Airport (CNO) is LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNE of CNO.
- Chino Airport (CNO) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Chino Airport (CNO) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,466 miles (18,452 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Because of Chino Airport's relatively low elevation of 652 feet, planes can take off or land at Chino 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.
- On 13 June 2013, a private jet crashed into an empty office building near a hangar.
- Cal-Aero Academy was an independent flying school at Chino Airport when World War II started.
| 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 | 5.98 miles (9.63 km) NNE | LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) | Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States | |
| 2 | 9.90 miles (15.93 km) NNW | Cable Airport (CCB) | Upland, California, United States | |
| 3 | 11.10 miles (17.86 km) E | Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| 4 | 11.59 miles (18.65 km) NW | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 5 | 13.02 miles (20.96 km) E | Flabob Airport (RIR) | Riverside/Rubidoux, California, United States | |
| 6 | 20.91 miles (33.66 km) WSW | Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) | Fullerton, California, United States | |
| 7 | 21.33 miles (34.33 km) SSW | MCAS El Toro (NZJ) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 8 | 22.58 miles (36.35 km) ESE | March Air Reserve Base (RIV) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| 9 | 24.06 miles (38.72 km) WNW | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 10 | 24.46 miles (39.37 km) ENE | San Bernardino International Airport (SBT) | San Bernardino, California, United States | |
| 11 | 24.46 miles (39.37 km) ENE | Norton Air Force Base (SBD) | San Bernardino, California, United States | |
| 12 | 24.58 miles (39.55 km) SSW | John Wayne Airport (SNA) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 13 | 31.46 miles (50.64 km) WSW | Long Beach Airport (JLB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 14 | 31.46 miles (50.64 km) WSW | Long Beach Airport (LGB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 15 | 35.28 miles (56.78 km) W | Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) | Compton, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,465.61 miles (18,452.06 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,458.11 miles (18,440.00 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,452.58 miles (18,431.09 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,440.70 miles (18,411.98 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,325.51 miles (18,226.60 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,208.78 miles (18,038.74 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,199.32 miles (18,023.51 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,166.85 miles (17,971.25 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,079.49 miles (17,830.66 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,044.36 miles (17,774.14 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,036.57 miles (17,761.60 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,035.24 miles (17,759.45 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,017.04 miles (17,730.16 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,006.40 miles (17,713.04 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,998.65 miles (17,700.57 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |