Nonstop flight route between Boufarik, Algeria and Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(36°32'44"N by 2°52'34"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°41'8"S by 57°46'39"W)
Distance from QFD to PSY:
7,109.16 miles (11,441.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boufarik Air Base (QFD), Boufarik, Algeria and Port Stanley Airport (PSY), Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,109 miles (or 11,441 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 Boufarik Air Base and Port Stanley 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 Boufarik Air Base and Port Stanley Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QFD / DAAK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Boufarik, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°32'44"N by 2°52'34"E |
| Area Served: | Boufarik, Algeria |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 335 feet (102 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QFD |
| More Information: | QFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSY / SFAL |
| Airport Name: | Port Stanley Airport |
| Location: | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°41'8"S by 57°46'39"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Falkland Islands Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PSY |
| More Information: | PSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Boufarik Air Base (QFD):
- In addition to being known as "Boufarik Air Base", another name for QFD is "Boufarik Airport (Boufarik)".
- Because of Boufarik Air Base's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at Boufarik Air Base 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.
- The furthest airport from Boufarik Air Base (QFD) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Boufarik Air Base (meaning Boufarik Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,131 miles (19,524 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- Boufarik Air Base (QFD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Boufarik Air Base (QFD) is Blida Airport (QLD), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SW of QFD.
Facts about Port Stanley Airport (PSY):
- After the war, the Royal Air Force took over the airport, renaming it RAF Stanley.
- During the Falklands War of 1982, Argentine forces occupied the airport.
- The furthest airport from Port Stanley Airport (PSY) is Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE), which is nearly antipodal to Port Stanley Airport (meaning Port Stanley Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mohe Gulian Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Mohe, Heilongjiang, China.
- Port Stanley Airport (PSY) has 2 runways.
- Because of Port Stanley Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Stanley 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.
- The closest airport to Port Stanley Airport (PSY) is RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) WSW of PSY.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.50 miles (7.23 km) SW | Blida Airport (QLD) | Blida, Algeria |     |
| 2 | 21.31 miles (34.30 km) ENE | Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) | Algiers, Algeria | |
| 3 | 88.70 miles (142.75 km) WSW | Chlef International Airport (CFK) | Chlef, Algeria | |
| 4 | 112.05 miles (180.33 km) SE | Bou Saada Airport (BUJ) | Bou Saada, M'Sila, Algeria | |
| 5 | 122.14 miles (196.57 km) E | Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA) | Bejaia, Algeria | |
| 6 | 136.62 miles (219.87 km) E | Ain Arnat Airport (QSF) | Setif, Algeria | |
| 7 | 136.96 miles (220.42 km) WSW | Relizane Airport (QZN) | Relizane, Algeria | |
| 8 | 166.99 miles (268.74 km) E | Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL) | Jijel, Algeria | |
| 9 | 178.58 miles (287.39 km) WSW | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria | |
| 10 | 180.48 miles (290.46 km) NNW | Ibiza Airport Aeroport d'Eivissa Aeropuerto de Ibiza (IBZ) | Ibiza, Spain | |
| 11 | 199.22 miles (320.61 km) ESE | Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ) | Batna, Algeria | |
| 12 | 201.15 miles (323.72 km) SE | Biskra Ouakda Airport (BSK) | Biskra, Algeria | |
| 13 | 202.76 miles (326.31 km) WSW | Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 14 | 205.57 miles (330.82 km) WSW | Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 15 | 207.82 miles (334.45 km) N | Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,131.43 miles (19,523.60 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,095.41 miles (19,465.63 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,060.71 miles (19,409.78 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,060.69 miles (19,409.75 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,052.70 miles (19,396.89 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,035.62 miles (19,369.40 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,035.36 miles (19,368.99 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,029.60 miles (19,359.72 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,028.23 miles (19,357.51 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,024.55 miles (19,351.59 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,011.85 miles (19,331.15 km) ESE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,998.34 miles (19,309.42 km) E | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,988.38 miles (19,293.37 km) E | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,965.47 miles (19,256.51 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,959.12 miles (19,246.28 km) E | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.16 miles (48.55 km) WSW | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 2 | 441.33 miles (710.25 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 453.79 miles (730.30 km) NW | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 485.68 miles (781.63 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 494.04 miles (795.08 km) W | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 558.61 miles (898.99 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 7 | 581.51 miles (935.85 km) WNW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 600.00 miles (965.60 km) NW | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 9 | 627.46 miles (1,009.79 km) W | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 630.90 miles (1,015.33 km) W | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 11 | 637.11 miles (1,025.33 km) W | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 681.80 miles (1,097.25 km) NW | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 13 | 693.44 miles (1,115.98 km) WNW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 14 | 705.26 miles (1,135.01 km) NNW | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 15 | 719.21 miles (1,157.45 km) WNW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,351.03 miles (19,877.00 km) N | Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE) | Mohe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 2 | 12,242.65 miles (19,702.59 km) NW | Magdagachi (GDG) | Magdagachi, Russia | |
| 3 | 12,235.57 miles (19,691.19 km) NNE | Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) | Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 4 | 12,195.18 miles (19,626.19 km) WNW | Ignatyevo Airport (BQS) | Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 5 | 12,191.93 miles (19,620.96 km) WNW | Heihe Airport (HEK) | Heihe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 6 | 12,166.97 miles (19,580.79 km) NNW | Tynda Sigikta (TYD) | Tynda, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 7 | 12,117.27 miles (19,500.80 km) NNE | Arxan Yi'ershi Airport (YIE) | Arxan, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 8 | 12,059.75 miles (19,408.24 km) NNW | Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) | Chulman, Russia | |
| 9 | 12,059.31 miles (19,407.54 km) NNW | Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA) | Daqing, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 10 | 12,057.33 miles (19,404.34 km) N | Ulanhot Airport (HLH) | Ulanhot, China | |
| 11 | 12,055.77 miles (19,401.83 km) E | Chita Kadala (HTA) | Chita, Russia | |
| 12 | 12,020.24 miles (19,344.66 km) ENE | Choibalsan Airport (COQ) | Choibalsan, Mongolia | |
| 13 | 11,979.54 miles (19,279.15 km) NNW | Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 14 | 11,942.73 miles (19,219.91 km) NNW | Aldan Airport (ADH) | Aldan, Russia | |
| 15 | 11,937.28 miles (19,211.14 km) NW | Jiamusi Dongjiao Airport (JMU) | Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China | |