Nonstop flight route between Seville, Spain and Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Seville Airport (SVQ), Seville, Spain and Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM), Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,557 miles (or 5,725 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 Seville Airport and Mbuji Mayi 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 Seville Airport and Mbuji Mayi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Seville Airport (SVQ):

• The closest airport to Seville Airport (SVQ) is Jerez Airport (XRY), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) S of SVQ.
• In April 1927, Unión Aérea Española established the air service Madrid-Seville-Lisbon.
• In addition to being known as "Seville Airport", another name for SVQ is "Aeropuerto de Sevilla".
• Because of Seville Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Seville 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.
• Urban taxis of Seville applies a single rate for services that arrive or depart from the airport to the city.
• The furthest airport from Seville Airport (SVQ) is Auckland Airport (AKL), which is nearly antipodal to Seville Airport (meaning Seville Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Auckland Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,939 kilometers) away in Mangere, New Zealand.
• Seville Airport (SVQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1914, the first plane flying between the peninsula and Morocco landed at the improvised aerodrome of Tablada, which had been fitted out the previous year for an air festival.
• In 1929 the first flight was operated between Madrid and Seville and in 1930, this was extended to the Canary Islands.
• In September 1945, works began on the Seville transoceanic airport, with the construction of runways 05/23, 02/20 and 09/27.
• Seville Airport handled 428,748 passengers last year.

Facts about Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM):

• In addition to being known as "Mbuji Mayi Airport", another name for MJM is "Mbuji Mayi Airport".
• The closest airport to Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) is Gandajika Airport (GDJ), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) SSE of MJM.
• The furthest airport from Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Mbuji Mayi Airport (meaning Mbuji Mayi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,144 miles (19,544 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
• Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) currently has only 1 runway.