Nonstop flight route between Mmabatho, South Africa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mafikeng Airport (MBD), Mmabatho, South Africa and Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,037 miles (or 14,544 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 Will Rogers World 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 Will Rogers World 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 |
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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: | OKC / KOKC |
| Airport Name: | Will Rogers World Airport |
| Location: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°23'35"N by 97°36'2"W |
| Area Served: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | Oklahoma City Airport Trust |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1295 feet (395 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OKC |
| More Information: | OKC Maps & Info |
Facts about Mafikeng Airport (MBD):
- 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.
- Mafikeng Airport (MBD) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Mafikeng Airport (MBD) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) NNE of MBD.
Facts about Will Rogers World Airport (OKC):
- Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) has 4 runways.
- The direct aviation parcels of Lariat Landing will be marketed towards aircraft maintenance, aircraft manufacturing, commercial air cargo, and corporate aviation companies.
- A number of companies offer taxi and shuttle service to downtown Oklahoma City and the surrounding metro area.
- The furthest airport from Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,853 miles (17,466 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In 2012 over 3.68 million passengers passed through Will Rogers World Airport, up 3.4% over 2011.
- The architecture uses native stone along with loft-ceilings, plate glass and brushed metal.
- Will Rogers World Airport handled 3,683,051 passengers last year.
- A $110 million multi-phase expansion and renovation project, designed by Atkins Benham Inc.
- Lariat Landing is a new development on the east side of the airport grounds that encompasses 1,000 acres.
- The closest airport to Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is Wiley Post Airport (PWA), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NNW of OKC.
- On May 31, 2013, an EF-1 tornado hit Will Rogers Airport.
- On December 21, 2012, a U.S.
