Nonstop flight route between Katima Mulilo, Namibia and Wilmington, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA), Katima Mulilo, Namibia and Wilmington International Airport (ILM), Wilmington, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,572 miles (or 12,187 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 Katima Mulilo Airport and Wilmington 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 Katima Mulilo Airport and Wilmington 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: | MPA / FYKM |
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Location: | Katima Mulilo, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°38'3"S by 24°10'35"E |
Area Served: | Katima Mulilo, Namibia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3144 feet (958 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MPA |
More Information: | MPA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ILM / KILM |
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Location: | Wilmington, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°16'14"N by 77°54'9"W |
Area Served: | Wilmington, North Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | New Hanover County, North Carolina |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 32 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ILM |
More Information: | ILM Maps & Info |
Facts about Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA):
- Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Katima Mulilo Airport", another name for MPA is "Mpacha Airport".
- The closest airport to Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) is Kasane Airport (BBK), which is located 66 miles (107 kilometers) ESE of MPA.
- The furthest airport from Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is nearly antipodal to Katima Mulilo Airport (meaning Katima Mulilo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kona International Airport at Keāhole), and is located 12,291 miles (19,780 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Wilmington International Airport (ILM):
- In addition to being known as "Wilmington International Airport", another name for ILM is "New Hanover County International Airport".
- The furthest airport from Wilmington International Airport (ILM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,693 miles (18,818 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Piedmont Airlines began commercial flights to Wilmington in February 1948, and used Wilmington as one of its initial crew bases.
- Charter services include Air Wilmington and Aero Service.
- The closest airport to Wilmington International Airport (ILM) is Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NNE of ILM.
- When the contamination of the site was discovered, about 500 people live within a mile of the Site.
- Wilmington International Airport (ILM) has 2 runways.
- As of August 2011, Wilmington International Airport has 134 aircraft that are based at the Airport.
- Because of Wilmington International Airport's relatively low elevation of 32 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilmington International 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.