Nonstop flight route between Van Horn, Texas, United States and Mianwali, Pakistan:
Departure Airport:
(31°3'28"N by 104°47'2"W)
Arrival Airport:
(32°33'47"N by 71°34'14"E)
Distance from VHN to MWD:
8,034.57 miles (12,930.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Culberson County Airport (VHN), Van Horn, Texas, United States and PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD), Mianwali, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,035 miles (or 12,930 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 Culberson County Airport and PAF Base M.M. Alam, 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 Culberson County Airport and PAF Base M.M. Alam. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VHN / KVHN |
| Airport Name: | Culberson County Airport |
| Location: | Van Horn, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°3'28"N by 104°47'2"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Culberson County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3957 feet (1,206 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VHN |
| More Information: | VHN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MWD / OPMI |
| Airport Name: | PAF Base M.M. Alam |
| Location: | Mianwali, Pakistan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°33'47"N by 71°34'14"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 690 feet (210 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MWD |
| More Information: | MWD Maps & Info |
Facts about Culberson County Airport (VHN):
- The closest airport to Culberson County Airport (VHN) is Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SE of VHN.
- The furthest airport from Culberson County Airport (VHN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Culberson County Airport (VHN) has 2 runways.
Facts about PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD):
- Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force was the Chief Guest at the occasion.
- PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD) is Dera Ismail Khan Airport (DSK), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SW of MWD.
- Originally a World War II airstrip, it was decided that Mianwali would be upgraded into a satellite airbase for PAF Base Mushaf during the 1965 Indo-Pak War to act as an alternate recovery airfield.
- The furthest airport from PAF Base M.M. Alam (MWD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to PAF Base M.M. Alam (meaning PAF Base M.M. Alam is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,059 miles (19,407 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of PAF Base M.M. Alam's relatively low elevation of 690 feet, planes can take off or land at PAF Base M.M. Alam 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 65.75 miles (105.82 km) SE | Marfa Municipal Airport (MRF) | Marfa, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 78.50 miles (126.33 km) ENE | Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) | Pecos, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 80.23 miles (129.12 km) SE | Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (ALE) | Alpine, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 93.57 miles (150.58 km) NNE | Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM) | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | |
| 5 | 104.96 miles (168.92 km) WNW | Abraham González International Airport (CJS) | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 6 | 104.96 miles (168.92 km) WNW | Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipal Airport (NCG) | Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 7 | 105.79 miles (170.25 km) ENE | Winkler County Airport (INK) | Wink, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 107.27 miles (172.64 km) WNW | El Paso International Airport (ELP) | El Paso, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 108.82 miles (175.13 km) WNW | Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) | Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 111.27 miles (179.07 km) E | Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) | Fort Stockton, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 125.38 miles (201.78 km) N | Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | |
| 12 | 142.01 miles (228.54 km) NNW | Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 145.37 miles (233.94 km) NE | Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | |
| 14 | 146.24 miles (235.35 km) NNW | Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 15 | 151.81 miles (244.31 km) NW | Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,362.69 miles (18,286.43 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,124.43 miles (17,903.00 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,040.78 miles (17,768.36 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,029.24 miles (17,749.79 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,669.30 miles (17,170.54 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,643.04 miles (17,128.28 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,591.07 miles (17,044.63 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,579.37 miles (17,025.81 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,573.81 miles (17,016.86 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,539.91 miles (16,962.30 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,530.45 miles (16,947.07 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,511.82 miles (16,917.10 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,511.12 miles (16,915.96 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,469.01 miles (16,848.19 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,441.45 miles (16,803.84 km) ESE | Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) | Tsaratanana, Madagascar. | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.96 miles (96.49 km) SW | Dera Ismail Khan Airport (DSK) | Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan | |
| 2 | 67.05 miles (107.91 km) WNW | Bannu Airport (BNP) | Bannu, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan | |
| 3 | 98.91 miles (159.19 km) N | Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) | Peshawar, Pakistan | |
| 4 | 107.92 miles (173.68 km) WNW | Khost Airport (KHT) | Khost, Afghanistan | |
| 5 | 114.56 miles (184.36 km) NE | Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) | Islamabad / Rawalpindi, Pakistan | |
| 6 | 117.55 miles (189.18 km) SE | فیصل آباد انٹرنیشنل ایئر پورٹ (LYP) | Faisalabad, Pakistan | |
| 7 | 141.14 miles (227.15 km) NNW | Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA) | Jalalabad, Afghanistan | |
| 8 | 145.07 miles (233.47 km) NE | Abbottabad Airport (AAW) | Abbottabad, Pakistan | |
| 9 | 148.95 miles (239.71 km) WSW | Zhob Airport (PZH) | Zhob, Pakistan | |
| 10 | 153.81 miles (247.53 km) WNW | Gardez Airport د ګردیز هوائی ډګر (GRG) | Gardez, Afghanistan | |
| 11 | 162.68 miles (261.80 km) E | Sialkot International Airport (SKT) | Sialkot, Pakistan | |
| 12 | 163.29 miles (262.78 km) S | Muhammad Bin Qasim International Airport (MUX) | Multan, Pakistan | |
| 13 | 165.94 miles (267.05 km) NE | Muzaffarabad Airport (MFG) | Muzaffarabad, Pakistan | |
| 14 | 178.02 miles (286.49 km) WNW | Sardeh Band Airport (SBF) | Sardeh Band, Afghanistan | |
| 15 | 180.82 miles (291.01 km) ESE | Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) | Lahore, Pakistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,059.10 miles (19,407.20 km) S | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,698.68 miles (17,217.81 km) ESE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,441.09 miles (16,803.27 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,434.40 miles (16,792.50 km) WSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,432.88 miles (16,790.06 km) WSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,418.01 miles (16,766.12 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,417.69 miles (16,765.60 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,414.94 miles (16,761.17 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,412.38 miles (16,757.06 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,409.46 miles (16,752.36 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,408.84 miles (16,751.36 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,408.57 miles (16,750.93 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,396.02 miles (16,730.74 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,380.69 miles (16,706.06 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,375.90 miles (16,698.35 km) WSW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |