Nonstop flight route between Mbeya, Tanzania and Eilat, Israel:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mbeya Airport (MBI), Mbeya, Tanzania and Eilat Airport (ETH), Eilat, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,660 miles (or 4,281 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 Eilat 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 Eilat 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 | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | ETH / LLET | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Eilat, Israel | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°33'29"N by 34°57'32"E | 
| Area Served: | Eilat, Israel | 
| Operator/Owner: | Israel Airports Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ETH | 
| More Information: | ETH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Mbeya Airport (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.
- 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.
Facts about Eilat Airport (ETH):
- Eilat Airport (ETH) currently has only 1 runway.
- On July 24, 2011 the Israeli cabinet approved the construction of Israel's second international airport to be built in Timna, 18 kilometers north of Eilat.
- Today, Eilat Airport sustains peak loads concentrated into Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
- The closest airport to Eilat Airport (ETH) is King Hussein International Airport (AQJ), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of ETH.
- In addition to being known as "Eilat Airport", other names for ETH include "J. Hozman Airport" and "שְׂדֵה הַתְּעוּפָה אֵילַת".
- The furthest airport from Eilat Airport (ETH) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,807 miles (19,002 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Because of Eilat Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Eilat 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.




