Nonstop flight route between Falkland Islands and Saint Petersburg, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(51°49'22"S by 58°26'49"W)
Arrival Airport:
(59°58'47"N by 30°35'17"E)
Distance from MPN to RVH:
9,154.07 miles (14,732.02 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands and Rzhevka Airport (RVH), Saint Petersburg, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,154 miles (or 14,732 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 Rzhevka 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 Rzhevka 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: | RVH / ULSS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°58'47"N by 30°35'17"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RVH |
| More Information: | RVH Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN):
- Flights of Phantoms were rotated through the airfield until 1992 when they were replaced with Tornado F3s.
- The closest airport to RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of MPN.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Rzhevka Airport (RVH):
- The closest airport to Rzhevka Airport (RVH) is Pulkovo Airport (LED), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SW of RVH.
- The furthest airport from Rzhevka Airport (RVH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,852 miles (17,465 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Rzhevka Airport (RVH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Rzhevka Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Rzhevka 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.
- In addition to being known as "Rzhevka Airport", another name for RVH is "Аэропорт Ржевка".
| 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 | 16.79 miles (27.01 km) SW | Pulkovo Airport (LED) | Saint Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad between 1924 and 1991) | |
| 2 | 105.28 miles (169.43 km) SSE | Novgorod Yurievo Airport (NVR) | Veliky Novgorod, Russia | |
| 3 | 110.93 miles (178.52 km) NW | Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) | Lappeenranta, Finland | |
| 4 | 139.59 miles (224.64 km) WNW | Utti Airport (UTI) | Utti / Valkeala, Finland | |
| 5 | 152.02 miles (244.65 km) N | Kitee Airfield (KTQ) | Kitee, Finland | |
| 6 | 164.03 miles (263.98 km) NW | Mikkeli Airport (MIK) | Mikkeli, Finland | |
| 7 | 170.61 miles (274.57 km) SSW | Pskov Airport (PKV) | Pskov, Russia | |
| 8 | 176.54 miles (284.12 km) NNW | Varkaus Airport (VRK) | Joroinen, Finland | |
| 9 | 177.92 miles (286.33 km) NE | Petrozavodsk Airport (PES) | Petrozavodsk, Russia | |
| 10 | 180.14 miles (289.90 km) SW | Tartu Airport (TAY) | Tartu, Estonia | |
| 11 | 187.83 miles (302.28 km) N | Joensuu Airport (JOE) | Joensuu, Finland | |
| 12 | 191.73 miles (308.56 km) W | Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) | Helsinki / Malmi, Finland | |
| 13 | 194.79 miles (313.48 km) W | Helsinki Airport (HEL) | Helsinki / Vantaa, Finland | |
| 14 | 200.68 miles (322.97 km) WNW | Hyvinkää Airfield (HYV) | Hyvinkää, Finland | |
| 15 | 205.47 miles (330.67 km) W | Tallinn Airport (TLL) | Tallinn, Estonia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,852.25 miles (17,464.97 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,537.78 miles (16,958.87 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,519.74 miles (16,929.83 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,513.60 miles (16,919.95 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,497.41 miles (16,893.90 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,491.71 miles (16,884.72 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,490.63 miles (16,883.00 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,489.03 miles (16,880.41 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,474.48 miles (16,857.00 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,470.13 miles (16,850.00 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,455.49 miles (16,826.45 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,448.96 miles (16,815.92 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,445.70 miles (16,810.68 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,443.57 miles (16,807.26 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,433.82 miles (16,791.57 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |