Nonstop flight route between Falkland Islands and Markovo, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands and Markovo Airport (KVM), Markovo, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,515 miles (or 16,923 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 Markovo 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 Markovo 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: | KVM / UHMO |
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Location: | Markovo, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°39'55"N by 170°24'51"E |
Area Served: | Markovo, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KVM |
More Information: | KVM 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.
- Using the IATA airport code MPN, RAF Mount Pleasant also acts as the Falkland Islands' only international airport, along with its military role.
- A flight of Westland Sea King helicopters for support and search and rescue has been located at Mount Pleasant since November 2007.
- 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 a Royal Air Force station in the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands.
Facts about Markovo Airport (KVM):
- In addition to being known as "Markovo Airport", another name for KVM is "Аэропорт Марково".
- The closest airport to Markovo Airport (KVM) is Ugolny Airport (DYR), which is located 216 miles (348 kilometers) E of KVM.
- The furthest airport from Markovo Airport (KVM) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,940 miles (17,606 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Markovo Airport (KVM) currently has only 1 runway.