Nonstop flight route between Falkland Islands and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(51°49'22"S by 58°26'49"W)
Arrival Airport:
(53°10'3"N by 158°27'12"E)
Distance from MPN to PKC:
10,899.03 miles (17,540.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands and Yelizovo Airport (PKC), Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,899 miles (or 17,540 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 Yelizovo 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 Yelizovo 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: | PKC / UHPP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°10'3"N by 158°27'12"E |
| Area Served: | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky |
| Operator/Owner: | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Enterprise |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 131 feet (40 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PKC |
| More Information: | PKC Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN):
- 33 Engineer Regiment provides constant support and is part of the Joint Service Falkland Islands Detachment which consists of RAF and RLC EOD teams.
- Flights are planned to Saint Helena when a new airport there opens in 2016.
- Using the IATA airport code MPN, RAF Mount Pleasant also acts as the Falkland Islands' only international airport, along with its military role.
- 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.
- Currently located at Mount Pleasant are No.
- Flights of Phantoms were rotated through the airfield until 1992 when they were replaced with Tornado F3s.
Facts about Yelizovo Airport (PKC):
- Yelizovo Airport (PKC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Yelizovo Airport (PKC) is Sokol Airport (GDX), which is located 550 miles (886 kilometers) NNW of PKC.
- Because of Yelizovo Airport's relatively low elevation of 131 feet, planes can take off or land at Yelizovo 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.
- The 865th Fighter Aviation Regiment was activated as an Assault Aviation regiment in 1939.
- The furthest airport from Yelizovo Airport (PKC) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,947 miles (17,617 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- In addition to being known as "Yelizovo Airport", another name for PKC is "Аэропорт Елизово".
| 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 | 550.45 miles (885.86 km) NNW | Sokol Airport (GDX) | Magadan, Russia | |
| 2 | 611.52 miles (984.14 km) E | Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU) | Attu Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 641.59 miles (1,032.54 km) W | Okha Airport (OHH) | Okha, Russia | |
| 4 | 651.52 miles (1,048.52 km) E | Eareckson Air Station (SYA) | Shemya, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 728.45 miles (1,172.32 km) NW | Okhotsk Airport (OHO) | Okhotsk, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia | |
| 6 | 735.43 miles (1,183.55 km) W | Nikolayevsk-on-Amur Airport (NLI) | Nikolayevsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia | |
| 7 | 819.48 miles (1,318.82 km) WSW | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS) | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia | |
| 8 | 898.32 miles (1,445.70 km) NNE | Markovo Airport (KVM) | Markovo, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia | |
| 9 | 904.06 miles (1,454.95 km) SW | Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) | Nakashibetsu, Japan | |
| 10 | 908.52 miles (1,462.12 km) NNW | Zyryanka Airport (ZKP) | Zyryanka, Verkhnekolymsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| 11 | 912.99 miles (1,469.31 km) SW | Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) | Kitami, Japan | |
| 12 | 916.09 miles (1,474.31 km) SW | Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 13 | 918.83 miles (1,478.72 km) WSW | Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 14 | 935.52 miles (1,505.57 km) W | Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba (KXK) | Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia | |
| 15 | 953.18 miles (1,533.99 km) NNW | Ust-Nera Airport (USR) | Ust-Nera, Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,946.90 miles (17,617.28 km) SE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,923.28 miles (17,579.27 km) E | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 10,899.03 miles (17,540.24 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 4 | 10,570.40 miles (17,011.37 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 10,570.02 miles (17,010.76 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 6 | 10,482.47 miles (16,869.85 km) E | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 10,457.38 miles (16,829.47 km) ESE | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 10,433.53 miles (16,791.10 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 9 | 10,431.72 miles (16,788.18 km) ESE | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,431.56 miles (16,787.93 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 10,419.51 miles (16,768.53 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 10,407.79 miles (16,749.68 km) ESE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 13 | 10,375.01 miles (16,696.92 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 14 | 10,351.86 miles (16,659.67 km) E | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 15 | 10,345.62 miles (16,649.61 km) E | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |