Nonstop flight route between Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia and Pardubice, Czech Republic:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mbala Airport (MMQ), Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia and Pardubice Airport (PED), Pardubice, Czech Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,175 miles (or 6,719 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 Mbala 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 Mbala 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: | MMQ / FLBA | 
| Airport Name: | Mbala Airport | 
| Location: | Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°51'29"S by 31°19'59"E | 
| Area Served: | Mbala | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5454 feet (1,662 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MMQ | 
| More Information: | MMQ 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 Mbala Airport (MMQ):
- Because of Mbala Airport's high elevation of 5,454 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MMQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MMQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - Mbala Airport (MMQ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Mbala Airport (MMQ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,674 miles (18,788 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
 - The closest airport to Mbala Airport (MMQ) is Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) WNW of MMQ.
 
Facts about Pardubice Airport (PED):
- Since 1950 the airport was used only for the military.
 - Pardubice Airport handled 125 passengers last year.
 - 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".
 - Pardubice Airport (PED) currently has only 1 runway.
 - During the 1990s the military role of the airport gradually declined.
 - Pardubice Airport is a military airport permitted to handle international civil air traffic in the city of Pardubice, Czech Republic.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 
