Nonstop flight route between Falkland Islands and Asaba, Delta, Niger:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands and Asaba International Airport (ABB), Asaba, Delta, Niger would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,527 miles (or 8,895 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 RAF Mount Pleasant and Asaba 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 RAF Mount Pleasant and Asaba 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: | MPN / EGYP |
Airport Name: | RAF Mount Pleasant |
Location: | Falkland Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°49'22"S by 58°26'49"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from MPN |
More Information: | MPN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABB / EGUD |
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Location: | Asaba, Delta, Niger |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°12'11"N by 6°39'32"E |
Area Served: | Asaba, Nigeria |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABB |
More Information: | ABB Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN):
- Using the IATA airport code MPN, RAF Mount Pleasant also acts as the Falkland Islands' only international airport, along with its military role.
- Flights are planned to Saint Helena when a new airport there opens in 2016.
- On 2 April 2012, an Uruguayan air company, Air Class Líneas Aéreas, gained permission from the Uruguayan Ministry of Defence to start a commercial flight to the Falkland Islands.
- After the surrender of the Argentine ground forces on the islands, the British still faced the problem of potential Argentine air attacks from Argentina, so an aircraft carrier had to remain on station to guard the islands with its squadron of Sea Harriers until the local airfield was prepared for jet aircraft.
- The closest airport to RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of MPN.
- Currently located at Mount Pleasant are No.
- The furthest airport from RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE), which is nearly antipodal to RAF Mount Pleasant (meaning RAF Mount Pleasant is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mohe Gulian Airport), and is located 12,353 miles (19,879 kilometers) away in Mohe, Heilongjiang, China.
- Mount Pleasant was opened by Prince Andrew on 12 May 1985, becoming fully operational the following year.
Facts about Asaba International Airport (ABB):
- The furthest airport from Asaba International Airport (ABB) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Asaba International Airport (meaning Asaba International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,174 miles (19,592 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Asaba International Airport (ABB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Asaba International Airport (ABB) is Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) ENE of ABB.
- In addition to being known as "Asaba International Airport", another name for ABB is "DNAS".