Nonstop flight route between Mbeya, Tanzania and St. Catherine, Egypt:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mbeya Airport (MBI), Mbeya, Tanzania and St. Catherine International Airport (SKV), St. Catherine, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,598 miles (or 4,182 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 St. Catherine 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 St. Catherine 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: | SKV / HESC |
| Airport Name: | St. Catherine International Airport |
| Location: | St. Catherine, Egypt |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°41'7"N by 34°3'45"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4368 feet (1,331 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SKV |
| More Information: | SKV 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.
- The closest airport to Mbeya Airport (MBI) is Karonga Airport (KGJ), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) SSE of 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.
Facts about St. Catherine International Airport (SKV):
- The closest airport to St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) is Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) SSE of SKV.
- Because of St. Catherine International Airport's high elevation of 4,368 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SKV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SKV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,888 miles (19,132 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
