Nonstop flight route between Mobile, Alabama, United States and Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Mobile, Alabama, United States and Margate Airport (MGH), Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,841 miles (or 14,228 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 Mobile Regional Airport and Margate 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 Mobile Regional Airport and Margate Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOB / KMOB |
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Location: | Mobile, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°41'29"N by 88°14'34"W |
Area Served: | Mobile, Alabama |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 219 feet (67 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MOB |
More Information: | MOB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGH / FAMG |
Airport Name: | Margate Airport |
Location: | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°51'33"S by 30°20'35"E |
Area Served: | Margate |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 495 feet (151 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MGH |
More Information: | MGH Maps & Info |
Facts about Mobile Regional Airport (MOB):
- Because of Mobile Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Mobile Regional 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.
- In 2010 Northwest Airlines merged into Delta Air Lines.
- The furthest airport from Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,118 miles (17,893 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- American Airlines restored flights to Chicago in April 2007 but ended them in September 2008.
- Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) has 2 runways.
- American Airlines served Mobile with Boeing 727-200s in the mid 1980s.
- In addition to being known as "Mobile Regional Airport", other names for MOB include "Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile" and "(former Bates Army Airfield)".
- One of the first airlines besides Eastern to serve Mobile was Capital Airlines with flights to Atlanta, Birmingham, AL, New Orleans, New York-Newark, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.
- Eastern Air Lines served Mobile beginning during the 1930s.
- The closest airport to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) is Mobile Downtown Airport (BFM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of MOB.
- National Airlines served Mobile with Lockheed L-188 Electras.
- In 1944 with the reduced demand for pilots, the Army ended the flying training, and Domestic Transport Division of Air Transport Command used the airport as a transport airfield.
Facts about Margate Airport (MGH):
- Margate Airport (MGH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Margate Airport (MGH) is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) N of MGH.
- Because of Margate Airport's relatively low elevation of 495 feet, planes can take off or land at Margate 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 Margate Airport (MGH) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,637 miles (18,728 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.