Nonstop flight route between Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia and Straubing, Bavaria, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mbala Airport (MMQ), Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia and Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM), Straubing, Bavaria, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,151 miles (or 6,681 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 Straubing Wallmuehle 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 Straubing Wallmuehle 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: | RBM / EDMS | 
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| Location: | Straubing, Bavaria, Germany | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°54'5"N by 12°31'3"E | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1054 feet (321 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RBM | 
| More Information: | RBM Maps & Info | 
Facts about Mbala Airport (MMQ):
- The closest airport to Mbala Airport (MMQ) is Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) WNW of MMQ.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM):
- The closest airport to Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM) is Ingolstadt Manching Airport (IGS), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) WSW of RBM.
 - Its single runway was developed from the former military airfield taxiway, the wartime 5,000-foot runway remaining today closed and unused.
 - The furthest airport from Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,883 miles (19,125 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - Straubing Wallmuehle Airport (RBM) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Straubing Wallmuehle Airport", other names for RBM include "Advanced Landing Ground R-68" and "Straubing Wallmühle Airport".
 - The airport was built in 1938 as a Luftwaffe airfield, its primary mission being the training of pilots flying Arado Ar 68 biplane advanced trainer.
 
