Nonstop flight route between Katima Mulilo, Namibia and Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA), Katima Mulilo, Namibia and Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM), Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,637 miles (or 9,072 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 Johan Adolf Pengel 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 Johan Adolf Pengel 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: | PBM / SMJP | 
| Airport Name: | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport | 
| Location: | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°27'10"N by 55°11'16"W | 
| Area Served: | Paramaribo | 
| Operator/Owner: | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (JAPIA) Corporation | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PBM | 
| More Information: | PBM Maps & Info | 
Facts about Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA):
- Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Katima Mulilo Airport", another name for MPA is "Mpacha Airport".
 
Facts about Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM):
- With the end of World War II Zandery Airfield was reduced in scope to a skeleton staff.
 - Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is nearly antipodal to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (meaning Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Betoambari Airport), and is located 12,282 miles (19,767 kilometers) away in Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia.
 - The closest airport to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) is Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of PBM.
 - Because of Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Johan Adolf Pengel 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.
 - Just before the Pearl Harbor Attack, on 3 December, the 99th Squadron was ordered to distant Zandery Field, Dutch Guiana under an agreement with the Netherlands government-in-exile, by which the United States occupied the colony to protect bauxite mines.
 
