Nonstop flight route between Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States and Mbeya, Tanzania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM), Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States and Mbeya Airport (MBI), Mbeya, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,766 miles (or 14,107 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 Okmulgee Regional Airport and Mbeya 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 Okmulgee Regional Airport and Mbeya Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKM / KOKM |
Airport Name: | Okmulgee Regional Airport |
Location: | Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°40'5"N by 95°56'54"W |
Area Served: | Okmulgee, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | City of Okmulgee |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 720 feet (219 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OKM |
More Information: | OKM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBI / HTMB |
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Location: | Mbeya, Tanzania |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°55'6"S by 33°27'43"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5600 feet (1,707 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MBI |
More Information: | MBI Maps & Info |
Facts about Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM):
- Inactivated on June 30, 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program.
- Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,767 miles (17,328 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Okmulgee Regional Airport (OKM) is Richard Lloyd Jones Jr. Airport (RVS), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) N of OKM.
- Because of Okmulgee Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 720 feet, planes can take off or land at Okmulgee Regional 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.
Facts about Mbeya Airport (MBI):
- Mbeya Airport (MBI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Mbeya Airport's high elevation of 5,600 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MBI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MBI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Mbeya Airport (MBI) is Karonga Airport (KGJ), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) SSE of MBI.
- The furthest airport from Mbeya Airport (MBI) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,553 miles (18,592 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Mbeya Airport", another name for MBI is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mbeya (Swahili)".