Nonstop flight route between Falkland Islands and Santa Rosa, Argentina:
Departure Airport:
(51°49'22"S by 58°26'49"W)
Arrival Airport:
(36°35'30"S by 64°16'45"W)
Distance from MPN to RSA:
1,090.39 miles (1,754.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands and Santa Rosa Airport (RSA), Santa Rosa, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,090 miles (or 1,755 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 relatively short distance between RAF Mount Pleasant and Santa Rosa Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | RSA / SAZR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Santa Rosa, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°35'30"S by 64°16'45"W |
| Area Served: | Santa Rosa, La Pampa |
| Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 630 feet (192 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RSA |
| More Information: | RSA Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN):
- Additionally, every Saturday LAN Airlines operates a scheduled commercial flight to Presidente Carlos Ibáñez del Campo International Airport of the Punta Arenas city in southern Chile, stopping at Río Gallegos, Argentina once a month.
- 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.
- Mount Pleasant was opened by Prince Andrew on 12 May 1985, becoming fully operational the following year.
- A flight of Westland Sea King helicopters for support and search and rescue has been located at Mount Pleasant since November 2007.
- RAF Mount Pleasant is the newest permanent airfield in the Royal Air Force.
- Flights are planned to Saint Helena when a new airport there opens in 2016.
- 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.
Facts about Santa Rosa Airport (RSA):
- Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Santa Rosa Airport's relatively low elevation of 630 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Rosa 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 closest airport to Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) is General Pico Airport (GPO), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) NNE of RSA.
- In addition to being known as "Santa Rosa Airport", another name for RSA is "Aeropuerto de Santa Rosa".
- It was previously a destination of LADE, LAER, and Southern Winds.
- The furthest airport from Santa Rosa Airport (RSA) is Handan Airport (HDG), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Rosa Airport (meaning Santa Rosa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Handan Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,900 kilometers) away in Handan, Hebei, China.
| 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 | 68.39 miles (110.06 km) NNE | General Pico Airport (GPO) | General Pico, La Pampa, Argentina | |
| 2 | 144.45 miles (232.48 km) ESE | Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ) | Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | 144.53 miles (232.60 km) ENE | Comodoro Pedro Zanni Airport (PEH) | Pehuajó, Argentina | |
| 4 | 187.17 miles (301.23 km) SE | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 215.69 miles (347.12 km) WSW | Colonia Catriel Airport (CCT) | Colonia Catriel, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 6 | 225.87 miles (363.50 km) E | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 7 | 235.37 miles (378.78 km) NE | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 8 | 246.90 miles (397.35 km) SW | Dr. Arturo Umberto Illia Airport (GNR) | General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 9 | 249.50 miles (401.54 km) ESE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 257.46 miles (414.33 km) NNW | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 11 | 267.06 miles (429.78 km) SW | Presidente Perón Internacional Airport (NQN) | Neuquen, Argentina | |
| 12 | 269.90 miles (434.36 km) WNW | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 13 | 282.46 miles (454.58 km) E | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 14 | 290.26 miles (467.12 km) S | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 15 | 290.30 miles (467.19 km) E | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,365.02 miles (19,899.52 km) E | Handan Airport (HDG) | Handan, Hebei, China | |
| 2 | 12,362.52 miles (19,895.50 km) ENE | Xingtai Dalian Airport (XNT) | Xingtai, Hebei, China | |
| 3 | 12,351.97 miles (19,878.52 km) WNW | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) | Jinan, Shandong, China | |
| 4 | 12,340.45 miles (19,859.97 km) NNW | Jining Qufu Airport (JNG) | Jining, Shandong, China | |
| 5 | 12,307.29 miles (19,806.62 km) NNE | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 6 | 12,290.60 miles (19,779.75 km) E | Changzhi Wangcun Airport (CIH) | Changzhi, Shanxi, China | |
| 7 | 12,258.86 miles (19,728.68 km) NE | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) | Zhengzhou, Henan, China | |
| 8 | 12,252.04 miles (19,717.70 km) NW | Linyi Shubuling Airport (LYI) | Linyi, Shandong, China | |
| 9 | 12,248.79 miles (19,712.46 km) ENE | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 10 | 12,248.35 miles (19,711.75 km) W | Weifang Airport (WEF) | Weifang, Shandong, China | |
| 11 | 12,240.64 miles (19,699.36 km) NNW | Tianjin Binhai International Airport (TSN) | Tianjin, China | |
| 12 | 12,233.53 miles (19,687.90 km) NNW | Xuzhou Guanyin Airport (XUZ) | Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 13 | 12,213.40 miles (19,655.51 km) N | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China | |
| 14 | 12,211.26 miles (19,652.08 km) NW | Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG) | Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China | |
| 15 | 12,210.24 miles (19,650.43 km) ENE | Luoyang Beijiao Airport (LYA) | Luoyang, Henan, China | |