Nonstop flight route between Nelspruit, South Africa and Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(25°22'59"S by 31°6'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(50°42'9"N by 120°26'54"W)
Distance from MQP to YKA:
10,129.14 miles (16,301.23 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP), Nelspruit, South Africa and Kamloops Airport (YKA), Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,129 miles (or 16,301 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 Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport and Kamloops 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 Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport and Kamloops Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MQP / FAKN |
| Airport Name: | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport |
| Location: | Nelspruit, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°22'59"S by 31°6'20"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Primkop Airport Management (Pty) Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2829 feet (862 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MQP |
| More Information: | MQP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YKA / CYKA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°42'9"N by 120°26'54"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Kamloops Airport Authority Society |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1133 feet (345 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YKA |
| More Information: | YKA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP):
- The closest airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) is Mala Mala Airport (AAM), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NE of MQP.
- The furthest airport from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,884 miles (19,126 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kamloops Airport (YKA):
- In addition, the airport was used by the Royal Canadian Air Force as an alternate route for the no longer existent Air Transport Command for flights to the Soviet Union.
- The Royal Canadian Mounted Police operates an A-Star helicopter at the airport, while the BC Forest Service occasionally uses the airfield with their helicopters.
- Kamloops Airport (YKA) has 2 runways.
- On July 31, 2010, a Convair CV-580 airtanker operated by Convair Aviation, on route to the Kamloops Airport, crashed and was destroyed due to a local forest fire on the British Columbia Ministry of Forests land near Siwash Road, some 15 kilometres south of Lytton, British Columbia, a town in the Thompson region, along with Kamloops.
- The closest airport to Kamloops Airport (YKA) is Merritt Airport (YMB), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SSW of YKA.
- The furthest airport from Kamloops Airport (YKA) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,541 miles (16,964 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- By 1951, the airport founded and became headquarters of Central British Columbia Airways, which was later known as Pacific Western Airlines, but is no longer existent.
- It has a number of employees available, with Fred Legace serving as airport manager and a number of maintenance workers serving the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Kamloops Airport", another name for YKA is "Fulton Field".
- Kamloops Airport handled 275,424 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 47.75 miles (76.85 km) NE | Mala Mala Airport (AAM) | Mala Mala, South Africa |     |
| 2 | 71.15 miles (114.51 km) N | Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) | Hoedspruit, South Africa | |
| 3 | 80.14 miles (128.97 km) S | Matsapha Airport (MTS) | Manzini, Swaziland | |
| 4 | 98.62 miles (158.72 km) ESE | Maputo International Airport (MPM) | Maputo, Mozambique | |
| 5 | 100.00 miles (160.94 km) N | Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) | Phalaborwa, South Africa | |
| 6 | 148.31 miles (238.67 km) NW | Polokwane International Airport (PTG) | Polokwane, South Africa | |
| 7 | 180.63 miles (290.69 km) W | Wonderboom Airport (PRY) | Pretoria, South Africa | |
| 8 | 185.43 miles (298.43 km) WSW | O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| 9 | 185.66 miles (298.79 km) WSW | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 10 | 189.29 miles (304.64 km) WSW | Grand Central Airport (GCJ) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 11 | 193.11 miles (310.78 km) WSW | Rand Airport (QRA) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 12 | 195.20 miles (314.15 km) SSE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 13 | 201.69 miles (324.59 km) WSW | Lanseria International Airport (HLA) | Lanseria, South Africa | |
| 14 | 236.03 miles (379.86 km) SSW | Ladysmith Airport (LAY) | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 239.78 miles (385.89 km) SSE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,884.48 miles (19,126.16 km) ENE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,882.65 miles (19,123.22 km) NE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,869.71 miles (19,102.41 km) NE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,867.17 miles (19,098.32 km) NE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,866.68 miles (19,097.52 km) ENE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,857.32 miles (19,082.46 km) NE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,856.15 miles (19,080.57 km) ENE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,848.82 miles (19,068.78 km) ENE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,839.96 miles (19,054.53 km) ENE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,836.80 miles (19,049.44 km) NE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,834.40 miles (19,045.57 km) ENE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,799.21 miles (18,988.93 km) ENE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,799.21 miles (18,988.93 km) ENE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,797.76 miles (18,986.61 km) ENE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,791.58 miles (18,976.67 km) ENE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.16 miles (67.85 km) SSW | Merritt Airport (YMB) | Merritt, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 2 | 53.42 miles (85.96 km) E | Salmon Arm Airport (YSN) | Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 3 | 58.40 miles (93.98 km) ESE | Vernon Regional Airport (YVE) | Vernon, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 4 | 69.87 miles (112.45 km) SE | Kelowna International Airport (YLW) | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 5 | 81.05 miles (130.44 km) NNW | South Cariboo Regional Airport (ZMH) | 108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 6 | 93.53 miles (150.52 km) SSE | Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) | Penticton, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 7 | 100.53 miles (161.79 km) ENE | Revelstoke Airport (YRV) | Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 8 | 103.28 miles (166.21 km) SSW | Hope Aerodrome (YHE) | Hope, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 9 | 110.16 miles (177.29 km) NNE | Blue River Airport (YCP) | Blue River (Co-op Point), British Columbia, Canada | |
| 10 | 116.65 miles (187.72 km) WSW | Whistler/Green Lake Water Aerodrome (YWS) | Whistler, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 11 | 123.49 miles (198.73 km) NNW | Williams Lake Airport (YWL) | Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12 | 125.93 miles (202.66 km) SSW | Chilliwack Airport (YCW) | Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 13 | 135.72 miles (218.42 km) WSW | Squamish Airport (YSE) | Squamish, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 14 | 143.78 miles (231.39 km) SW | Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK) | Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 15 | 143.78 miles (231.39 km) SW | Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) | Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,541.24 miles (16,964.44 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,474.43 miles (16,856.92 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,423.76 miles (16,775.37 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,412.08 miles (16,756.57 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,407.74 miles (16,749.59 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,394.48 miles (16,728.25 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 7 | 10,381.69 miles (16,707.68 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,380.76 miles (16,706.17 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,368.39 miles (16,686.27 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,365.30 miles (16,681.30 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 11 | 10,354.87 miles (16,664.51 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,344.11 miles (16,647.19 km) ESE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,342.70 miles (16,644.91 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 14 | 10,319.89 miles (16,608.21 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,309.95 miles (16,592.21 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |