Nonstop flight route between Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia and Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW), Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia and Kananga Airport (KGA), Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,674 miles (or 12,351 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 Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport and Kananga 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 Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport and Kananga Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW):

• The furthest airport from Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (meaning Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,209 miles (19,649 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Because of Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Moorabbin Harry Hawker 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.
• Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport handled 9,766 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport", other names for MBW include "Harry Hawker Airport" and "Melbourne/Moorabbin Airport".
• Moorabbin Airport is a general aviation airport for light aircraft located in between the Melbourne suburbs of Heatherton, Cheltenham, Dingley Village and Mentone, Australia.
• The closest airport to Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) is Essendon Airport (MEB), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) NNW of MBW.
• The master plan for Moorabbin Airport was approved by the Minister for Infrastructure Anthony Albanese MP, on 25 June 2010.
• " This was after more than 25 years of lobbying"
• Moorabbin Harry Hawker Airport (MBW) has 5 runways.

Facts about Kananga Airport (KGA):

• The closest airport to Kananga Airport (KGA) is Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) ESE of KGA.
• In addition to being known as "Kananga Airport", another name for KGA is "Aéroport de Kananga".
• Kananga Airport (KGA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kananga Airport (KGA) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Kananga Airport (meaning Kananga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,166 miles (19,579 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.