Nonstop flight route between Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mbambanakira Airport (MBU), Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands and Charlottetown Airport (YYG), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,870 miles (or 14,275 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 Charlottetown 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 Charlottetown Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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 Charlottetown Airport (YYG):

• Charlottetown Airport (YYG) has 2 runways.
• On February 28, 1999 the Department of Transport transferred operational and financial responsibility for the Charlottetown Airport to the Charlottetown Airport Authority under a 60-year lease arrangement.
• With the recent completion of a $2.1 million expansion that includes customs facilities, Delta Air Lines had added flights to Charlottetown from New York.
• In June 1938 the city government asked the Department of Transport to assist in the development of an expanded municipal airport.
• The closest airport to Charlottetown Airport (YYG) is Summerside Airport (YSU), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of YYG.
• Following the end of World War II, the military presence at the airport diminished by late 1945 and the base was decommissioned and transferred from the RCAF to the federal Department of Transport on February 1, 1946, returning the airfield to civilian use.
• Because of Charlottetown Airport's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlottetown 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 Charlottetown Airport (YYG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,651 miles (18,751 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• The opening of the Confederation Bridge in 1997 coupled with capacity improvements at Moncton and Halifax airports saw many changes to air traffic through Charlottetown.