Nonstop flight route between Vojens, Denmark and Falkland Islands:
Departure Airport:
(55°13'59"N by 9°16'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(51°49'22"S by 58°26'49"W)
Distance from SKS to MPN:
8,346.76 miles (13,432.77 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vojens Airport (SKS), Vojens, Denmark and RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,347 miles (or 13,433 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 Vojens 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 Vojens 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: | SKS / EKSP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Vojens, Denmark |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°13'59"N by 9°16'0"E |
| Elevation: | 141 feet (43 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SKS |
| More Information: | SKS 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 Vojens Airport (SKS):
- In addition to being known as "Vojens Airport", another name for SKS is "Vojens Lufthavn".
- Because of Vojens Airport's relatively low elevation of 141 feet, planes can take off or land at Vojens 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.
- Vojens Airport (SKS) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Vojens Airport (SKS) is Sønderborg Airport (SGD), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SE of SKS.
- The furthest airport from Vojens Airport (SKS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,608 miles (18,680 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
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.
- The closest airport to RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of MPN.
- Flights are planned to Saint Helena when a new airport there opens in 2016.
- Using the IATA airport code MPN, RAF Mount Pleasant also acts as the Falkland Islands' only international airport, along with its military role.
- 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.
- RAF Mount Pleasant is the newest permanent airfield in the Royal Air Force.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.86 miles (44.83 km) SE | Sønderborg Airport (SGD) | Sønderborg, Denmark |     |
| 2 | 34.53 miles (55.58 km) NW | Esbjerg Airport (EBJ) | Esbjerg, Denmark | |
| 3 | 35.31 miles (56.83 km) N | Billund Airport (BLL) | Billund, Denmark | |
| 4 | 42.79 miles (68.86 km) WSW | Sylt Airport (GWT) | Westerland, Germany | |
| 5 | 45.05 miles (72.51 km) ENE | Hans Christian Andersen Airport (ODE) | Odense, Denmark | |
| 6 | 63.25 miles (101.79 km) NW | Stauning Vestjylland Airport (STA) | Skjern, Denmark | |
| 7 | 68.59 miles (110.39 km) SSE | Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 8 | 73.73 miles (118.66 km) N | Karup Airport (KRP) | Karup, Denmark | |
| 9 | 76.04 miles (122.37 km) SSW | Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 10 | 90.28 miles (145.30 km) SW | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 11 | 90.76 miles (146.06 km) NE | Aarhus Airport (AAR) | Aarhus, Denmark | |
| 12 | 91.05 miles (146.52 km) N | Skive Airport (SQW) | Skive, Denmark | |
| 13 | 93.75 miles (150.88 km) ESE | Lolland Falster Airport (MRW) | Lolland Falster, Denmark | |
| 14 | 104.14 miles (167.60 km) SSW | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 15 | 113.88 miles (183.27 km) SSW | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,607.51 miles (18,680.43 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,387.50 miles (18,326.36 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,369.10 miles (18,296.75 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,358.88 miles (18,280.30 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,344.45 miles (18,257.08 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,338.96 miles (18,248.24 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,335.61 miles (18,242.85 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,335.40 miles (18,242.52 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,324.27 miles (18,224.60 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,306.05 miles (18,195.28 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,295.59 miles (18,178.44 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,293.21 miles (18,174.61 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,282.85 miles (18,157.95 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,275.74 miles (18,146.50 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,273.35 miles (18,142.65 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, 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 | |