Nonstop flight route between Lancaster, California, United States and Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF), Lancaster, California, United States and Mansa Airport (MNS), Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,805 miles (or 15,779 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 General Wm. J. Fox Airfield and Mansa 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 General Wm. J. Fox Airfield and Mansa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WJF / KWJF |
Airport Name: | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield |
Location: | Lancaster, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°44'27"N by 118°13'6"W |
Area Served: | Lancaster, California |
Operator/Owner: | County of Los Angeles |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2351 feet (717 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WJF |
More Information: | WJF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MNS / FLMA |
Airport Name: | Mansa Airport |
Location: | Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°8'17"S by 28°52'33"E |
Area Served: | Mansa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4100 feet (1,250 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MNS |
More Information: | MNS Maps & Info |
Facts about General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF):
- General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) currently has only 1 runway.
- On August 13, 2009, a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter made a hard landing at the airfield during a training exercise.
- The closest airport to General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) is Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SE of WJF.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.
- The furthest airport from General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,432 miles (18,399 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
Facts about Mansa Airport (MNS):
- The furthest airport from Mansa Airport (MNS) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,789 miles (18,972 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Mansa Airport (MNS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mansa Airport (MNS) is Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM), which is located 96 miles (155 kilometers) WSW of MNS.
- Because of Mansa Airport's high elevation of 4,100 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MNS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MNS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.