Nonstop flight route between Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands and Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(9°44'51"S by 159°50'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(59°32'4"N by 1°37'42"W)
Distance from MBU to FIE:
8,864.35 miles (14,265.76 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mbambanakira Airport (MBU), Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands and Fair Isle Airport (FIE), Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,864 miles (or 14,266 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 Mbambanakira Airport and Fair Isle 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 Mbambanakira Airport and Fair Isle Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBU / AGGD |
| Airport Name: | Mbambanakira Airport |
| Location: | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°44'51"S by 159°50'20"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from MBU |
| More Information: | MBU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FIE / EGEF |
| Airport Name: | Fair Isle Airport |
| Location: | Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°32'4"N by 1°37'42"W |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 237 feet (72 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FIE |
| More Information: | FIE Maps & Info |
Facts about Mbambanakira Airport (MBU):
- The furthest airport from Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) is Cap Skirring Airport (CSK), which is nearly antipodal to Mbambanakira Airport (meaning Mbambanakira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap Skirring Airport), and is located 12,141 miles (19,539 kilometers) away in Cap Skirring, Senegal.
- The closest airport to Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) is Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NNE of MBU.
Facts about Fair Isle Airport (FIE):
- Because of Fair Isle Airport's relatively low elevation of 237 feet, planes can take off or land at Fair Isle 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.
- The furthest airport from Fair Isle Airport (FIE) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,468 miles (18,457 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Fair Isle Airport (FIE) is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NNE of FIE.
- Fair Isle Airport (FIE) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.52 miles (42.68 km) NNE | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands |     |
| 2 | 61.91 miles (99.63 km) NW | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 84.81 miles (136.49 km) ENE | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 92.51 miles (148.87 km) NE | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 100.20 miles (161.25 km) NE | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 107.42 miles (172.87 km) S | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 114.73 miles (184.64 km) N | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 145.91 miles (234.82 km) E | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 148.25 miles (238.58 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 201.27 miles (323.91 km) WNW | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 226.95 miles (365.25 km) NW | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 232.82 miles (374.68 km) WNW | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 315.28 miles (507.39 km) NW | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 330.37 miles (531.68 km) NW | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 333.44 miles (536.62 km) WNW | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,141.08 miles (19,539.13 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 2 | 12,124.23 miles (19,512.00 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 3 | 12,110.02 miles (19,489.13 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 4 | 12,096.83 miles (19,467.92 km) WNW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 5 | 12,093.37 miles (19,462.34 km) NW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 6 | 12,047.61 miles (19,388.70 km) NNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 7 | 12,028.39 miles (19,357.77 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 8 | 12,025.06 miles (19,352.41 km) NW | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 9 | 12,023.11 miles (19,349.28 km) WNW | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 10 | 12,014.31 miles (19,335.11 km) NNE | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 11 | 12,010.17 miles (19,328.45 km) NNE | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 12 | 11,990.57 miles (19,296.90 km) W | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 13 | 11,986.40 miles (19,290.20 km) W | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 14 | 11,977.63 miles (19,276.09 km) NE | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,974.81 miles (19,271.54 km) NE | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.64 miles (42.88 km) NNE | Sumburgh Airport (LSI) | Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 38.71 miles (62.30 km) WSW | Sanday Airport (NDY) | Sanday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 44.27 miles (71.25 km) SW | Stronsay Airport (SOY) | Stronsay, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 46.76 miles (75.26 km) WSW | Eday Airport (EOI) | Eday, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 47.33 miles (76.17 km) NNE | Tingwall Airport (LWK) | Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 60.06 miles (96.65 km) SW | Kirkwall Airport (KOI) | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 63.11 miles (101.56 km) N | Scatsta Airport (SCS) | Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 90.78 miles (146.09 km) SW | Wick Airport (WIC) | Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 140.58 miles (226.24 km) SSW | RAF Lossiemouth (LMO) | Lossiemouth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 147.66 miles (237.63 km) SSW | Kinloss Barracks (FSS) | Forres, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 162.46 miles (261.45 km) S | Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) | Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 162.94 miles (262.22 km) SSW | Inverness Airport (INV) | Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 191.03 miles (307.43 km) WSW | Stornoway Airport (SYY) | Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 219.01 miles (352.46 km) SSW | Dundee Airport (DND) | Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 223.08 miles (359.01 km) SSW | Perth Airport (PSL) | Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,468.47 miles (18,456.67 km) SSE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,440.75 miles (18,412.06 km) SSE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,438.18 miles (18,407.92 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,385.80 miles (18,323.62 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,379.12 miles (18,312.87 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,357.08 miles (18,277.40 km) SSE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,345.00 miles (18,257.96 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,342.71 miles (18,254.27 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,328.78 miles (18,231.86 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,322.02 miles (18,220.98 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,321.43 miles (18,220.03 km) SSE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,302.87 miles (18,190.16 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,301.16 miles (18,187.41 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,293.62 miles (18,175.28 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,271.79 miles (18,140.14 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |