Nonstop flight route between Moucha Island, Djibouti and East London, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moucha Airport (MHI), Moucha Island, Djibouti and East London Airport (ELS), East London, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,254 miles (or 5,237 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 Moucha Airport and East London 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 Moucha Airport and East London Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHI / HDMO |
Airport Name: | Moucha Airport |
Location: | Moucha Island, Djibouti |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°43'1"N by 43°12'0"E |
Area Served: | Musha |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from MHI |
More Information: | MHI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELS / FAEL |
Airport Name: | East London Airport |
Location: | East London, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°2'5"S by 27°49'17"E |
Area Served: | East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 436 feet (133 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELS |
More Information: | ELS Maps & Info |
Facts about Moucha Airport (MHI):
- The closest airport to Moucha Airport (MHI) is Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSW of MHI.
- The furthest airport from Moucha Airport (MHI) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Moucha Airport (meaning Moucha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,235 miles (19,690 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about East London Airport (ELS):
- The airport was renamed in 1994.
- Because of East London Airport's relatively low elevation of 436 feet, planes can take off or land at East London 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 East London Airport (ELS) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,569 miles (18,618 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- In 1965 the airport was again moved, this time to its present site, 9 km west of the city centre.
- East London Airport is an airport serving East London, a city in the Eastern Cape province on the southeast coast of South Africa.
- East London Airport (ELS) has 2 runways.
- In 1944 a new airport was built at Collondale, about 2 km west of the present terminal building.
- The closest airport to East London Airport (ELS) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of ELS.