Nonstop flight route between Mbeya, Tanzania and Del Rio, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mbeya Airport (MBI), Mbeya, Tanzania and Del Rio International Airport (DRT), Del Rio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,169 miles (or 14,756 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 Mbeya Airport and Del Rio International 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 Mbeya Airport and Del Rio International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBI / HTMB |
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Location: | Mbeya, Tanzania |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°55'6"S by 33°27'43"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5600 feet (1,707 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MBI |
More Information: | MBI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRT / KDRT |
Airport Name: | Del Rio International Airport |
Location: | Del Rio, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°22'27"N by 100°55'37"W |
Area Served: | Del Rio, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Del Rio / Val Verde County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1002 feet (305 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DRT |
More Information: | DRT Maps & Info |
Facts about Mbeya Airport (MBI):
- In addition to being known as "Mbeya Airport", another name for MBI is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mbeya (Swahili)".
- Because of Mbeya Airport's high elevation of 5,600 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MBI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MBI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Mbeya Airport (MBI) is Karonga Airport (KGJ), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) SSE of MBI.
- The furthest airport from Mbeya Airport (MBI) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,553 miles (18,592 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Mbeya Airport (MBI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Del Rio International Airport (DRT):
- Del Rio International Airport (DRT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Del Rio International Airport (DRT) is Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) E of DRT.
- ExpressJet operating as United Express served the airport for United Airlines with Embraer ERJ-145s nonstop to Houston Intercontinental Airport before discontinuing it in April 2013.
- Continental Connection had served the airport prior to the merger of Continental Airlines with United Airlines.
- The furthest airport from Del Rio International Airport (DRT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,249 miles (18,103 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.