Nonstop flight route between Mmabatho, South Africa and Immokalee, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mafikeng Airport (MBD), Mmabatho, South Africa and Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM), Immokalee, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,973 miles (or 12,831 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 Immokalee Regional 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 Immokalee Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mafikeng Airport (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.
• 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.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Mafikeng Airport", another name for MBD is "Mmabatho Airport".

Facts about Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM):

• Immokalee Regional Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile northeast of the central business district of Immokalee, in Collier County, Florida, United States.
• For the 12-month period ending December 30, 2011, the airport had 36,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 100 per day.
• Because of Immokalee Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 37 feet, planes can take off or land at Immokalee Regional 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.
• Transferred to Third Air Force in July 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program and was a group training facility for replacement personnel.
• Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Immokalee Regional Airport", another name for IMM is "(former Immokalee Army Airfield)".
• Declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on September 30, 1945.
• The closest airport to Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM) is Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) WNW of IMM.
• The furthest airport from Immokalee Regional Airport (IMM) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,508 miles (18,520 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.