Nonstop flight route between Falkland Islands and Pilot Point, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands and Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB), Pilot Point, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,379 miles (or 15,094 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 Ugashik Bay 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 Ugashik Bay 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: | UGB / |
Airport Name: | Ugashik Bay Airport |
Location: | Pilot Point, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°25'31"N by 157°44'24"W |
Area Served: | Pilot Point, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | BLM--Division of Lands |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 132 feet (40 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UGB |
More Information: | UGB Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN):
- A flight of Westland Sea King helicopters for support and search and rescue has been located at Mount Pleasant since November 2007.
- Flights of Phantoms were rotated through the airfield until 1992 when they were replaced with Tornado F3s.
- Currently located at Mount Pleasant are No.
- 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.
- RAF Mount Pleasant is the newest permanent airfield in the Royal Air Force.
- 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 Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB):
- Because of Ugashik Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 132 feet, planes can take off or land at Ugashik Bay 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.
- Ugashik Bay Airport has one runway designated 12/30 with a gravel surface measuring 5,280 by 125 feet.
- The closest airport to Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB) is Pilot Point Airport (PIP), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) NNE of UGB.
- The furthest airport from Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,819 miles (17,411 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- Ugashik Bay Airport (UGB) currently has only 1 runway.