Nonstop flight route between Falkland Islands and Liuzhou, Guangxi, China:
Departure Airport:
(51°49'22"S by 58°26'49"W)
Arrival Airport:
(24°12'26"N by 109°23'27"E)
Distance from MPN to LZH:
10,423.38 miles (16,774.76 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands and Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH), Liuzhou, Guangxi, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,423 miles (or 16,775 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 Liuzhou Bailian 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 Liuzhou Bailian 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: | LZH / ZGZH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°12'26"N by 109°23'27"E |
| Area Served: | Liuzhou, Guangxi, China |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 295 feet (90 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LZH |
| More Information: | LZH Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN):
- 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 closest airport to RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of MPN.
- Flights of Phantoms were rotated through the airfield until 1992 when they were replaced with Tornado F3s.
- 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.
Facts about Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH):
- The furthest airport from Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) is Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF), which is nearly antipodal to Liuzhou Bailian Airport (meaning Liuzhou Bailian Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport)), and is located 12,383 miles (19,929 kilometers) away in Antofagasta, Chile.
- The closest airport to Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) is Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) NNE of LZH.
- Liuzhou Bailian Airport (LZH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Liuzhou Bailian Airport", other names for LZH include "柳州白莲机场" and "Liǔzhōu Báilián Jīchǎng".
- Because of Liuzhou Bailian Airport's relatively low elevation of 295 feet, planes can take off or land at Liuzhou Bailian 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.
| 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 | 80.81 miles (130.05 km) NNE | Guilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL) | Guilin, Guangxi, China | |
| 2 | 113.56 miles (182.75 km) WNW | Hechi Jinchengjiang Airport (HCJ) | Hechi, Guangxi, China | |
| 3 | 124.23 miles (199.93 km) NW | Libo Airport (LLB) | Libo County, Guizhou, China | |
| 4 | 128.32 miles (206.50 km) ESE | Wuzhou Changzhoudao Airport (WUZ) | Wuzhou, Guangxi, China | |
| 5 | 134.83 miles (216.99 km) SW | Nanning Wuxu International Airport (NNG) | Nanning, Guangxi, China | |
| 6 | 146.92 miles (236.44 km) N | Liping Airport (HZH) | Liping County, Guizhou, China | |
| 7 | 157.20 miles (252.99 km) WSW | Baise Bama Airport (AEB) | Baise, Guangxi, China | |
| 8 | 184.45 miles (296.84 km) S | Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY) | Beihai, Guangxi, China | |
| 9 | 202.67 miles (326.17 km) NE | Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF) | Yongzhou, Hunan, China | |
| 10 | 210.39 miles (338.59 km) NNW | Kaili Huangping Airport (KJH) | Kaili, Guizhou, China | |
| 11 | 215.58 miles (346.94 km) SSE | Zhanjiang Airport (ZHA) | Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China | |
| 12 | 224.26 miles (360.91 km) N | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 13 | 228.22 miles (367.28 km) NW | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | |
| 14 | 245.52 miles (395.12 km) ESE | Foshan Shadi Airport (FUO) | Foshan, Guangdong, China | |
| 15 | 253.37 miles (407.75 km) ESE | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,383.07 miles (19,928.57 km) S | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,330.84 miles (19,844.52 km) SSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,289.98 miles (19,778.76 km) S | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,282.19 miles (19,766.22 km) SSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,276.22 miles (19,756.60 km) SW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,223.01 miles (19,670.97 km) S | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 12,181.61 miles (19,604.35 km) S | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,111.34 miles (19,491.27 km) W | Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport (SLA) | Salta, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,089.32 miles (19,455.82 km) W | Gobernador Horacio Guzmán Internacional Airport (JUJ) | San Salvador de Jujuy, Jujuy, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,082.79 miles (19,445.32 km) SW | Uyuni Joya Andina Airport (UYU) | Uyuni, Potosí, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 12,048.43 miles (19,390.02 km) WSW | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,040.70 miles (19,377.59 km) S | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,032.86 miles (19,364.96 km) W | Orán Airport (ORA) | Orán, Salta Province, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,031.60 miles (19,362.93 km) S | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,031.60 miles (19,362.93 km) S | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |