Nonstop flight route between Mbarara, Uganda and Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mbarara Airport (MBQ), Mbarara, Uganda and Rongelap Airport (RNP), Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,349 miles (or 15,046 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 Mbarara Airport and Rongelap 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 Mbarara Airport and Rongelap Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBQ / HUMA |
Airport Name: | Mbarara Airport |
Location: | Mbarara, Uganda |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°33'18"S by 30°36'0"E |
Area Served: | Mbarara, Uganda |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 4600 feet (1,402 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MBQ |
More Information: | MBQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RNP / |
Airport Name: | Rongelap Airport |
Location: | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°9'25"N by 166°53'15"E |
Area Served: | Rongelap, Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RNP |
More Information: | RNP Maps & Info |
Facts about Mbarara Airport (MBQ):
- Because of Mbarara Airport's high elevation of 4,600 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MBQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MBQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Mbarara Airport (MBQ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,879 miles (19,117 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Mbarara Airport (MBQ) is Kasese Airport (KSE), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NNW of MBQ.
- Mbarara Airport (MBQ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Rongelap Airport (RNP):
- The closest airport to Rongelap Airport (RNP) is Wotho Airport (WTO), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) SW of RNP.
- The furthest airport from Rongelap Airport (RNP) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Rongelap Airport (meaning Rongelap Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,200 miles (19,634 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- Rongelap Airport (RNP) currently has only 1 runway.