Nonstop flight route between Falkland Islands and Soroti, Uganda:
Departure Airport:
(51°49'22"S by 58°26'49"W)
Arrival Airport:
(1°43'30"N by 33°37'15"E)
Distance from MPN to SRT:
6,400.41 miles (10,300.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands and Soroti Airport (SRT), Soroti, Uganda would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,400 miles (or 10,300 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 Soroti 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 Soroti 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: | SRT / HUSO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Soroti, Uganda |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°43'30"N by 33°37'15"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Uganda Civil Aviation Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
| Elevation: | 3641 feet (1,110 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SRT |
| More Information: | SRT Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Mount Pleasant (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.
- There is also a Joint Communications Unit providing the electronic warfare and command and control systems for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force.
- 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.
- The closest airport to RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of MPN.
- Flights are planned to Saint Helena when a new airport there opens in 2016.
- On 2 April 2012, an Uruguayan air company, Air Class Líneas Aéreas, gained permission from the Uruguayan Ministry of Defence to start a commercial flight to the Falkland Islands.
Facts about Soroti Airport (SRT):
- Soroti Airport (SRT) has 2 runways.
- Soroti Airport is an airport in Soroti in Eastern Uganda.
- The furthest airport from Soroti Airport (SRT) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,685 miles (18,806 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The second runway has a laterite surface and measures 769.5 metres long.
- In addition to being known as "Soroti Airport", another name for SRT is "Soroti".
- Soroti Airport has two runways.
- The closest airport to Soroti Airport (SRT) is Jinja Airport (JIN), which is located 93 miles (149 kilometers) SSW of SRT.
| 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 | 92.76 miles (149.28 km) SSW | Jinja Airport (JIN) | Jinja, Uganda | |
| 2 | 106.01 miles (170.61 km) ESE | Kitale Airport (KTL) | Kitale, Kenya | |
| 3 | 119.96 miles (193.06 km) SW | Kampala Airport (KLA) | Kampala, Uganda | |
| 4 | 130.16 miles (209.47 km) W | Masindi Airport (KCU) | Masindi, Uganda | |
| 5 | 141.78 miles (228.17 km) SW | Entebbe International Airport (EBB) | Entebbe, Uganda | |
| 6 | 144.27 miles (232.18 km) SE | Eldoret International Airport (EDL) | Eldoret, Kenya | |
| 7 | 146.47 miles (235.72 km) WNW | Pakuba Airport (PAF) | Pakuba, Uganda | |
| 8 | 146.68 miles (236.06 km) SSE | Kisumu International Airport (KIS) | Kisumu, Kenya | |
| 9 | 152.39 miles (245.25 km) WNW | Kabalega Falls Airport (KBG) | Kabalega Falls, Uganda | |
| 10 | 167.84 miles (270.11 km) NE | Lodwar Airport (LOK) | Lodwar, Kenya | |
| 11 | 171.35 miles (275.75 km) SE | Kimwarer Airport (KRV) | Kerio Valley, Kenya | |
| 12 | 178.48 miles (287.24 km) NNE | Lokichogio Airport (LKG) | Lokichoggio, Kenya | |
| 13 | 183.96 miles (296.05 km) SE | Kericho Airport (KEY) | Kericho, Kenya | |
| 14 | 193.11 miles (310.78 km) ENE | Eliye Springs Airport (EYS) | Eliye Springs, Kenya | |
| 15 | 195.77 miles (315.06 km) NE | Kalokol Airport (KLK) | Kalokol, Kenya | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,685.24 miles (18,805.52 km) SW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,636.72 miles (18,727.44 km) ENE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,559.06 miles (18,602.46 km) S | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,558.20 miles (18,601.07 km) S | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,514.74 miles (18,531.13 km) S | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,502.42 miles (18,511.30 km) S | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,480.02 miles (18,475.25 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,445.53 miles (18,419.75 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,412.22 miles (18,366.14 km) SSW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,393.60 miles (18,336.18 km) SSW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,393.29 miles (18,335.67 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,356.14 miles (18,275.89 km) SSE | Bora Bora Airport (BOB) | Bora Bora, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,355.89 miles (18,275.48 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,355.69 miles (18,275.16 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,345.50 miles (18,258.77 km) SSE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |