Nonstop flight route between Falkland Islands and Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands and Castellón Airport (CDT), Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,250 miles (or 11,668 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 Castellón 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 Castellón 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: | CDT / LECS |
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Location: | Castellón de la Plana, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°59'56"N by 0°1'33"E |
Area Served: | Castellón de la Plana |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CDT |
More Information: | CDT Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN):
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of MPN.
- RAF Mount Pleasant is the newest permanent airfield in the Royal Air Force.
Facts about Castellón Airport (CDT):
- In addition to being known as "Castellón Airport", another name for CDT is "LECN".
- The furthest airport from Castellón Airport (CDT) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Castellón Airport (meaning Castellón Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,294 miles (19,785 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Castellón Airport (CDT) is Valencia Airport (VLC), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SW of CDT.
- Castellón Airport (CDT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Castellón Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Castellón 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.