Nonstop flight route between Mekane Selam, Ethiopia and Pardubice, Czech Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mekane Selam Airport (MKS), Mekane Selam, Ethiopia and Pardubice Airport (PED), Pardubice, Czech Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,015 miles (or 4,852 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 Mekane Selam Airport and Pardubice 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 Mekane Selam Airport and Pardubice Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKS / HAMA |
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| Location: | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°43'27"N by 38°44'29"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from MKS |
| More Information: | MKS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PED / LKPD |
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| Location: | Pardubice, Czech Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°0'47"N by 15°44'18"E |
| Area Served: | Pardubice, Czech Republic |
| Operator/Owner: | EBA a. s. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 741 feet (226 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PED |
| More Information: | PED Maps & Info |
Facts about Mekane Selam Airport (MKS):
- The furthest airport from Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Mekane Selam Airport (meaning Mekane Selam Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,270 miles (19,747 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Mekane Selam Airport", another name for MKS is "Mekane Selam".
- The closest airport to Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) is Combolcha Airport (DSE), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) ENE of MKS.
Facts about Pardubice Airport (PED):
- Since 1950 the airport was used only for the military.
- Pardubice Airport (PED) currently has only 1 runway.
- Pardubice Airport handled 125 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Pardubice Airport (PED) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,721 miles (18,862 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 2007 the airport handled a peak of 93,659 of passengers and 888 tonnes of cargo.
- The closest airport to Pardubice Airport (PED) is Vodochody Airport (VOD), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) WNW of PED.
- In addition to being known as "Pardubice Airport", another name for PED is "Letiště Pardubice".
- Because of Pardubice Airport's relatively low elevation of 741 feet, planes can take off or land at Pardubice 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.
- During World War II the airport served for training of Luftwaffe pilots, toward the end of the war for combat operations, and was destroyed by bombing.
