Nonstop flight route between Falkland Islands and Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(51°49'22"S by 58°26'49"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°53'43"N by 10°2'2"E)
Distance from MPN to BAJ:
5,643.22 miles (9,081.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands and Bali Airport (BAJ), Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,643 miles (or 9,082 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 Bali 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 Bali 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: | BAJ / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°53'43"N by 10°2'2"E |
| Area Served: | Bali |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4437 feet (1,352 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BAJ |
| More Information: | BAJ Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN):
- The British government felt that Stanley airfield was not the best option for a large, permanent station and decided to construct a new RAF station and make it the centrepiece of considerably strengthened air defences for the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
- The closest airport to RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of MPN.
- Flights are planned to Saint Helena when a new airport there opens in 2016.
- 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.
- Currently located at Mount Pleasant are No.
- On 10 November 2011, it was announced that Prince William would be serving as a Sea King pilot on the station for six weeks during February and March 2012.
Facts about Bali Airport (BAJ):
- Because of Bali Airport's high elevation of 4,437 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BAJ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BAJ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Bali Airport (BAJ) is Bali Airport (BLC), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of BAJ.
- The furthest airport from Bali Airport (BAJ) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Bali Airport (meaning Bali Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,190 miles (19,618 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Bali Airport (BAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bali Airport", other names for BAJ include "Bali Airport (Bali)", "BLC" and "FKKG".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.16 miles (48.55 km) ENE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 411.26 miles (661.86 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 436.01 miles (701.69 km) NW | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 456.25 miles (734.26 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 464.92 miles (748.22 km) W | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 528.53 miles (850.58 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 7 | 556.72 miles (895.95 km) WNW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 584.36 miles (940.44 km) NW | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 9 | 599.56 miles (964.90 km) W | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 601.53 miles (968.06 km) W | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 11 | 609.10 miles (980.26 km) W | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 672.15 miles (1,081.72 km) WNW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 674.52 miles (1,085.53 km) NNW | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 14 | 697.24 miles (1,122.10 km) WNW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 698.92 miles (1,124.81 km) NNW | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,352.54 miles (19,879.44 km) NNW | Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE) | Mohe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 2 | 12,240.66 miles (19,699.38 km) NNE | Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) | Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 3 | 12,225.65 miles (19,675.23 km) NW | Magdagachi (GDG) | Magdagachi, Russia | |
| 4 | 12,165.02 miles (19,577.65 km) WNW | Ignatyevo Airport (BQS) | Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 5 | 12,163.56 miles (19,575.30 km) NNW | Tynda Sigikta (TYD) | Tynda, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 6 | 12,161.86 miles (19,572.56 km) WNW | Heihe Airport (HEK) | Heihe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 7 | 12,116.50 miles (19,499.57 km) NNE | Arxan Yi'ershi Airport (YIE) | Arxan, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 8 | 12,085.27 miles (19,449.31 km) E | Chita Kadala (HTA) | Chita, Russia | |
| 9 | 12,060.10 miles (19,408.80 km) NNW | Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) | Chulman, Russia | |
| 10 | 12,047.43 miles (19,388.42 km) N | Ulanhot Airport (HLH) | Ulanhot, China | |
| 11 | 12,038.95 miles (19,374.76 km) NNW | Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA) | Daqing, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 12 | 12,038.25 miles (19,373.64 km) NE | Choibalsan Airport (COQ) | Choibalsan, Mongolia | |
| 13 | 11,958.17 miles (19,244.76 km) NNW | Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 14 | 11,944.51 miles (19,222.77 km) NNW | Aldan Airport (ADH) | Aldan, Russia | |
| 15 | 11,908.88 miles (19,165.43 km) NW | Jiamusi Dongjiao Airport (JMU) | Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Bali Airport (BLC) | Bali, Cameroon | |
| 2 | 11.65 miles (18.75 km) NNE | Bamenda Airport (BPC) | Bamenda, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 31.03 miles (49.95 km) S | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 4 | 33.16 miles (53.37 km) SE | Bafoussam Airport (BFX) | Bafoussam, Cameroon | |
| 5 | 51.76 miles (83.30 km) WSW | Mamfe Airport (MMF) | Mamfe, Cameroon | |
| 6 | 52.42 miles (84.36 km) ESE | Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) | Foumban, Cameroon | |
| 7 | 52.42 miles (84.36 km) ESE | Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) | Koutaba, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 132.29 miles (212.89 km) WSW | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 132.34 miles (212.97 km) S | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| 10 | 141.94 miles (228.43 km) SSW | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 11 | 150.59 miles (242.36 km) WSW | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 158.43 miles (254.97 km) NW | Makurdi Airport (MDI) | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria | |
| 13 | 173.76 miles (279.65 km) SSW | Malabo International Airport (SSG) | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 14 | 174.45 miles (280.74 km) WNW | Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU) | Enugu, Nigeria | |
| 15 | 175.38 miles (282.24 km) SE | Yaoundé Airport (YAO) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,189.80 miles (19,617.53 km) SSE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,880.70 miles (19,120.08 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 3 | 11,874.19 miles (19,109.61 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,872.66 miles (19,107.14 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,871.27 miles (19,104.90 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,863.72 miles (19,092.77 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,860.71 miles (19,087.91 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 8 | 11,860.16 miles (19,087.03 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,855.37 miles (19,079.32 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,773.83 miles (18,948.10 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 11,749.83 miles (18,909.47 km) WSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 12 | 11,672.11 miles (18,784.39 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 13 | 11,665.82 miles (18,774.26 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,636.11 miles (18,726.46 km) SE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 15 | 11,525.82 miles (18,548.97 km) S | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |