Nonstop flight route between Katima Mulilo, Namibia and Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA), Katima Mulilo, Namibia and Lombok International Airport (LOP), Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,172 miles (or 9,934 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 Lombok 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 Lombok 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: | LOP / WADL |
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Location: | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°45'29"S by 116°16'35"E |
Area Served: | Mataram |
Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura I |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 319 feet (97 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LOP |
More Information: | LOP 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 Lombok International Airport (LOP):
- The completion of the airport project and necessary complementary infrastructure such as a highway connecting to the city of Mataram delayed inauguration of the new airport several times.
- In addition to being known as "Lombok International Airport", another name for LOP is "Bandar Udara Internasional Lombok".
- The secretary of commission III NTB Council, Suharto reported in 2010 that the delays to completion of the Lombok International Airport were due to a lack of funding to the order of Rp 76 Billion.
- A small VIP terminal building is situated approximately 300 m south east of the main terminal, it is accessed by a separate internal access road to the main terminal.
- The Indonesian government is actively promoting both Lombok and neighboring Sumbawa as Indonesia's number two tourism destination after Bali.
- The IATA code LOP only came into formal use in late November 2011.
- Because of Lombok International Airport's relatively low elevation of 319 feet, planes can take off or land at Lombok 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.
- Lombok International Airport handled 167,692 passengers last year.
- Helicopter and fixed wing charter services are available by prior arrangement.
- The closest airport to Lombok International Airport (LOP) is Selaparang Airport (AMI), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) NW of LOP.
- The furthest airport from Lombok International Airport (LOP) is San Tomé Airport (SOM), which is nearly antipodal to Lombok International Airport (meaning Lombok International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from San Tomé Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,964 kilometers) away in San Tomé, Venezuela.
- The airport is not served by rail connections and there are none available on the island.
- The first aircraft landing was a Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800NG marking the commencement of operations on Saturday, 1 October 2011.
- Lombok International Airport (LOP) currently has only 1 runway.