Nonstop flight route between Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia and Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mbala Airport (MMQ), Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia and West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG), Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,119 miles (or 14,676 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 West Kootenay Regional 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 West Kootenay Regional 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: | YCG / CYCG | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°17'45"N by 117°37'56"W | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1626 feet (496 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YCG | 
| More Information: | YCG 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG):
- The furthest airport from West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,566 miles (17,005 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) is Grand Forks Airport (ZGF), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WSW of YCG.
- Selkirk College’s Aviation - Professional Pilot programme operates two Web-cams that depict current conditions.
- West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "West Kootenay Regional Airport", another name for YCG is "Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport".




