Nonstop flight route between Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) and Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mandalay International Airport (MDL), Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) and Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR), Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,551 miles (or 16,980 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 Mandalay International Airport and Cataratas del Iguazú 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 Mandalay International Airport and Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mandalay International Airport (MDL):

• The closest airport to Mandalay International Airport (MDL) is Nyaung U International Airport (NYU), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) WSW of MDL.
• Mandalay International Airport (MDL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Mandalay International Airport handled 500,000 passengers last year.
• The concrete runway at Mandalay Airport is 14,000 feet long and 200 feet wide, and long enough for any size of commercial aircraft to land.
• In addition to being known as "Mandalay International Airport", another name for MDL is "မန္တလေး အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာ လေဆိပ်".
• Systems incorporated into the airport include VHF and HF SSB transmitters and receivers, a voice communication control system, an automatic terminal information system, and an aeronautical fixed telecommunications network.
• The furthest airport from Mandalay International Airport (MDL) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,685 miles (18,805 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• Because of Mandalay International Airport's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Mandalay International 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.

Facts about Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR):

• Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport", another name for IGR is "Aeropuerto Internacional Cataratas del Iguazú".
• Because of Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport's relatively low elevation of 916 feet, planes can take off or land at Cataratas del Iguazú International 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 Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) is Shimojishima Airport (SHI), which is nearly antipodal to Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (meaning Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Shimojishima Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Shimojishima, Japan.
• The closest airport to Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) is Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) N of IGR.