Nonstop flight route between Falkland Islands and Alcantara, Romblon, Philippines:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands and Tugdan Airport (TBH), Alcantara, Romblon, Philippines would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,707 miles (or 15,621 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 Tugdan 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 Tugdan 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: | TBH / RPVU |
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Location: | Alcantara, Romblon, Philippines |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°18'38"N by 122°5'3"E |
Area Served: | Alcantara, Romblon |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TBH |
More Information: | TBH Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN):
- 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.
- Currently located at Mount Pleasant are No.
- After the surrender of the Argentine ground forces on the islands, the British still faced the problem of potential Argentine air attacks from Argentina, so an aircraft carrier had to remain on station to guard the islands with its squadron of Sea Harriers until the local airfield was prepared for jet aircraft.
- Flights are planned to Saint Helena when a new airport there opens in 2016.
- 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.
- Flights of Phantoms were rotated through the airfield until 1992 when they were replaced with Tornado F3s.
- 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.
Facts about Tugdan Airport (TBH):
- Because of Tugdan Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Tugdan 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.
- Tugdan Airport (TBH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Tugdan Airport (TBH) is Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA), which is nearly antipodal to Tugdan Airport (meaning Tugdan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport), and is located 12,362 miles (19,894 kilometers) away in Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Tugdan Airport (TBH) is Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SSW of TBH.
- In addition to being known as "Tugdan Airport", another name for TBH is "Paliparan ng TugdanPaluparan it Tugdan".
- Tugdan Airport handled 17,050 passengers last year.