Nonstop flight route between Mmabatho, South Africa and Tver Oblast, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(25°48'27"S by 25°32'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(56°49'30"N by 35°45'35"E)
Distance from MBD to KLD:
5,740.51 miles (9,238.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mafikeng Airport (MBD), Mmabatho, South Africa and Tver Migalovo (KLD), Tver Oblast, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,741 miles (or 9,238 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 Tver Migalovo, 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 Tver Migalovo. 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: | KLD / UUEM |
| Airport Name: | Tver Migalovo |
| Location: | Tver Oblast, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°49'30"N by 35°45'35"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 469 feet (143 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KLD |
| More Information: | KLD Maps & Info |
Facts about Mafikeng Airport (MBD):
- Mafikeng Airport (MBD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Mafikeng Airport", another name for MBD is "Mmabatho Airport".
- 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.
- 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 Tver Migalovo (KLD):
- The furthest airport from Tver Migalovo (KLD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,778 miles (17,346 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Tver Migalovo (KLD) is Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), which is located 86 miles (139 kilometers) SE of KLD.
- Because of Tver Migalovo's relatively low elevation of 469 feet, planes can take off or land at Tver Migalovo 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.
- Tver Migalovo (KLD) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 86.43 miles (139.09 km) SE | Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 2 | 102.78 miles (165.41 km) SE | Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 3 | 109.73 miles (176.59 km) SE | Chkalovsky Airport (CKL) | Shchyolkovo (Moscow Oblast), Russia | |
| 4 | 112.92 miles (181.72 km) SE | Ostafyevo International Airport (OSF) | Podolsk, Russia | |
| 5 | 121.39 miles (195.36 km) SE | Bykovo Airport (BKA) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 6 | 128.09 miles (206.15 km) SE | Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) | Moscow, Russia | |
| 7 | 146.99 miles (236.56 km) NE | Staroselye Airport (RYB) | Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia | |
| 8 | 159.19 miles (256.19 km) S | Grabtsevo Airport (KLF) | Kaluga, Russia | |
| 9 | 172.25 miles (277.21 km) ENE | Tunoshna (IAR) | Yaroslavl, Russia | |
| 10 | 188.58 miles (303.49 km) NNE | Cherepovets (CEE) | Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia | |
| 11 | 195.41 miles (314.48 km) E | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 12 | 198.19 miles (318.96 km) W | Velikiye Luki Airport (VLU) | Velikiye Luki, Pskov Oblast, Russia | |
| 13 | 202.86 miles (326.47 km) NW | Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR) | Veliky Novgorod, Russia | |
| 14 | 203.08 miles (326.82 km) SW | Smolensk South Airport (LNX) | Smolensk, Russia | |
| 15 | 207.38 miles (333.75 km) ENE | Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) | Kostroma, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,778.24 miles (17,345.85 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,378.41 miles (16,702.39 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,370.26 miles (16,689.28 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,358.31 miles (16,670.05 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,353.82 miles (16,662.82 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,349.58 miles (16,655.99 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,348.72 miles (16,654.60 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,346.07 miles (16,650.35 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,340.63 miles (16,641.60 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,339.99 miles (16,640.57 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,327.63 miles (16,620.67 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,326.74 miles (16,619.24 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,323.34 miles (16,613.77 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,321.47 miles (16,610.76 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,320.82 miles (16,609.70 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |