Nonstop flight route between Falkland Islands and Kaélé, Cameroon:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands and Kaélé Airport (KLE), Kaélé, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,055 miles (or 9,745 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 Kaélé 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 Kaélé Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN):

• 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.
• A flight of Westland Sea King helicopters for support and search and rescue has been located at Mount Pleasant since November 2007.
• Currently located at Mount Pleasant are No.
• 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.
• 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.
• The closest airport to RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of 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 of Phantoms were rotated through the airfield until 1992 when they were replaced with Tornado F3s.

Facts about Kaélé Airport (KLE):

• In addition to being known as "Kaélé Airport", another name for KLE is "Kaélé Airport (Kaélé)".
• The closest airport to Kaélé Airport (KLE) is Salak Airport (MVR), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NNW of KLE.
• The furthest airport from Kaélé Airport (KLE) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Kaélé Airport (meaning Kaélé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,126 miles (19,516 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
• Kaélé Airport (KLE) currently has only 1 runway.