Nonstop flight route between Skikda, Algeria and Falkland Islands:
Departure Airport:
(36°51'45"N by 6°57'3"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°49'22"S by 58°26'49"W)
Distance from SKI to MPN:
7,283.06 miles (11,720.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Skikda Airport (SKI), Skikda, Algeria and RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,283 miles (or 11,721 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 Skikda Airport and RAF Mount Pleasant, 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 Skikda Airport and RAF Mount Pleasant. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKI / DABP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Skikda, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°51'45"N by 6°57'3"E |
| Area Served: | Skikda |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SKI |
| More Information: | SKI Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Skikda Airport (SKI):
- In addition to being known as "Skikda Airport", another name for SKI is "Skikda Airport (Skikda)".
- The airport is not used any longer.
- The furthest airport from Skikda Airport (SKI) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,931 miles (19,202 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- Because of Skikda Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Skikda 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 Skikda Airport (SKI) is Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSW of SKI.
- Skikda Airport (SKI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN):
- Flights are planned to Saint Helena when a new airport there opens in 2016.
- 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.
- 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.
- Flights of Phantoms were rotated through the airfield until 1992 when they were replaced with Tornado F3s.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.17 miles (71.09 km) SSW | Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL) | Constantine, Algeria |     |
| 2 | 47.76 miles (76.87 km) E | Rabah Bitat Airport (AAE) | Annaba, Algeria | |
| 3 | 59.77 miles (96.19 km) W | Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL) | Jijel, Algeria | |
| 4 | 84.67 miles (136.26 km) SSW | Mostépha Ben Boulaid Airport (BLJ) | Batna, Algeria | |
| 5 | 103.77 miles (167.00 km) WSW | Ain Arnat Airport (QSF) | Setif, Algeria | |
| 6 | 104.64 miles (168.39 km) W | Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA) | Bejaia, Algeria | |
| 7 | 106.69 miles (171.69 km) E | Tabarka–Ain Draham International Airport (TBJ) | Tabarka, Tunisia | |
| 8 | 158.30 miles (254.75 km) SSW | Biskra Ouakda Airport (BSK) | Biskra, Algeria | |
| 9 | 158.54 miles (255.14 km) E | Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base (OIZ) | Bizerte, Tunisia | |
| 10 | 181.11 miles (291.47 km) E | Tunis–Carthage Airport (TUN) | Tunis / Carthage, Tunisia | |
| 11 | 186.18 miles (299.62 km) SW | Bou Saada Airport (BUJ) | Bou Saada, M'Sila, Algeria | |
| 12 | 198.69 miles (319.76 km) SSE | Gafsa - Ksar International Airport (GAF) | Gafsa, Tunisia | |
| 13 | 200.82 miles (323.18 km) NE | Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) | Cagliari, Italy | |
| 14 | 201.25 miles (323.87 km) ESE | Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport (NBE) | Enfidha, Tunisia | |
| 15 | 207.07 miles (333.24 km) W | Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) | Algiers, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,931.38 miles (19,201.65 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,924.45 miles (19,190.49 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,881.28 miles (19,121.01 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,860.80 miles (19,088.06 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,847.80 miles (19,067.14 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,843.18 miles (19,059.70 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,829.94 miles (19,038.40 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,818.05 miles (19,019.26 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,807.79 miles (19,002.75 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,804.33 miles (18,997.17 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,798.60 miles (18,987.97 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,795.40 miles (18,982.81 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,780.35 miles (18,958.59 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,775.73 miles (18,951.15 km) E | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,766.02 miles (18,935.52 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.16 miles (48.55 km) ENE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 411.26 miles (661.86 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 3 | 436.01 miles (701.69 km) NW | Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD) | Puerto Deseado, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 456.25 miles (734.26 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 5 | 464.92 miles (748.22 km) W | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 528.53 miles (850.58 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 7 | 556.72 miles (895.95 km) WNW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 584.36 miles (940.44 km) NW | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 9 | 599.56 miles (964.90 km) W | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 10 | 601.53 miles (968.06 km) W | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 11 | 609.10 miles (980.26 km) W | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 672.15 miles (1,081.72 km) WNW | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 13 | 674.52 miles (1,085.53 km) NNW | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 14 | 697.24 miles (1,122.10 km) WNW | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 15 | 698.92 miles (1,124.81 km) NNW | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,352.54 miles (19,879.44 km) NNW | Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE) | Mohe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 2 | 12,240.66 miles (19,699.38 km) NNE | Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) | Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 3 | 12,225.65 miles (19,675.23 km) NW | Magdagachi (GDG) | Magdagachi, Russia | |
| 4 | 12,165.02 miles (19,577.65 km) WNW | Ignatyevo Airport (BQS) | Blagoveshchensk, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 5 | 12,163.56 miles (19,575.30 km) NNW | Tynda Sigikta (TYD) | Tynda, Amur Oblast, Russia | |
| 6 | 12,161.86 miles (19,572.56 km) WNW | Heihe Airport (HEK) | Heihe, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 7 | 12,116.50 miles (19,499.57 km) NNE | Arxan Yi'ershi Airport (YIE) | Arxan, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 8 | 12,085.27 miles (19,449.31 km) E | Chita Kadala (HTA) | Chita, Russia | |
| 9 | 12,060.10 miles (19,408.80 km) NNW | Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) | Chulman, Russia | |
| 10 | 12,047.43 miles (19,388.42 km) N | Ulanhot Airport (HLH) | Ulanhot, China | |
| 11 | 12,038.95 miles (19,374.76 km) NNW | Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA) | Daqing, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 12 | 12,038.25 miles (19,373.64 km) NE | Choibalsan Airport (COQ) | Choibalsan, Mongolia | |
| 13 | 11,958.17 miles (19,244.76 km) NNW | Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 14 | 11,944.51 miles (19,222.77 km) NNW | Aldan Airport (ADH) | Aldan, Russia | |
| 15 | 11,908.88 miles (19,165.43 km) NW | Jiamusi Dongjiao Airport (JMU) | Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China | |