Nonstop flight route between Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mbala Airport (MMQ), Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia and Edmonton International Airport (YEG), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,798 miles (or 14,160 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 Edmonton International 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 Edmonton International 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: | YEG / CYEG | 
| Airport Name: | Edmonton International Airport | 
| Location: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°18'36"N by 113°34'45"W | 
| Area Served: | Edmonton Capital Region, Alberta | 
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2373 feet (723 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YEG | 
| More Information: | YEG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Mbala Airport (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.
- 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.
Facts about Edmonton International Airport (YEG):
- Summer highs can reach 35.3 °C, while winter lows have reached −48.3 °C, creating one of the widest temperature swings of a major airport in Canada.
- Edmonton International Airport handled 6,983,229 passengers last year.
- Edmonton International Airport (YEG) has 2 runways.
- EIA can handle aircraft designated as Code F by the ICAO, and has been approved by airline as a diversion airport for the A380.
- By the time the expansion project was completed in 2005, continued passenger growth triggered planning for another expansion.
- The closest airport to Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is CFB Edmonton (YED), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) N of YEG.
- Growth returned in 1995.
- The furthest airport from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,239 miles (16,478 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.




