Nonstop flight route between Comayagua, Honduras and Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
Departure Airport:
(14°22'57"N by 87°37'15"W)
Arrival Airport:
(6°7'15"S by 23°34'8"E)
Distance from XPL to MJM:
7,738.52 miles (12,453.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), Comayagua, Honduras and Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM), Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,739 miles (or 12,454 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 Soto Cano Air Base 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 Soto Cano Air Base and Mbuji Mayi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XPL / MHSC |
| Airport Name: | Soto Cano Air Base |
| Location: | Comayagua, Honduras |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°22'57"N by 87°37'15"W |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 2060 feet (628 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XPL |
| More Information: | XPL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MJM / FZWA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°7'15"S by 23°34'8"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2221 feet (677 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MJM |
| More Information: | MJM Maps & Info |
Facts about Soto Cano Air Base (XPL):
- The American contingent at Soto Cano Air Base is designated Joint Task Force-Bravo and consists of both U.S.
- In addition to the Honduran Air Force Academy, the US military's Joint Task Force Bravo is headquartered at Soto Cano.
- The closest airport to Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Marcala Airport (MRJ), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WSW of XPL.
- In 1990 Honduran President Rafael Leonardo Callejas decreed that commercial cargo flights were authorized to operate from Soto Cano.
- The furthest airport from Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Soto Cano Air Base (meaning Soto Cano Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Plans call for the construction to take place over the coming years with all base facilities to either be new construction, or receive major upgrades.
- Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Mbuji Mayi Airport (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.
- The closest airport to Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) is Gandajika Airport (GDJ), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) SSE of MJM.
- In addition to being known as "Mbuji Mayi Airport", another name for MJM is "Mbuji Mayi Airport".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.92 miles (51.37 km) WSW | Marcala Airport (MRJ) | Marcala, Honduras |     |
| 2 | 34.99 miles (56.31 km) SE | Toncontín International Airport (TGU) | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |
| 3 | 76.66 miles (123.37 km) NNW | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | |
| 4 | 107.07 miles (172.32 km) NNE | Golosón International Airport (LCE) | La Ceiba, Honduras | |
| 5 | 116.14 miles (186.91 km) SW | Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL) | San Salvador, El Salvador | |
| 6 | 152.41 miles (245.28 km) NNE | Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB) | Roatán, Honduras | |
| 7 | 156.71 miles (252.21 km) NNW | Big Creek Airport (BGK) | Big Creek, Belize | |
| 8 | 156.81 miles (252.37 km) NNW | Placencia Airport (PLJ) | Placencia, Belize | |
| 9 | 156.89 miles (252.49 km) NNW | Independence Airport (INB) | Independence, Belize | |
| 10 | 182.63 miles (293.91 km) NE | Guanaja Airport (GJA) | Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras | |
| 11 | 183.10 miles (294.67 km) SSE | Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA) | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 12 | 184.16 miles (296.37 km) NNW | Dangriga Airport (DGA) | Dangriga, Belize | |
| 13 | 186.77 miles (300.58 km) NNW | Melinda Airport (MDB) | Melinda, Belize | |
| 14 | 194.86 miles (313.60 km) W | La Aurora International Airport (GUA) | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| 15 | 196.10 miles (315.60 km) ESE | Siuna Airport (SIU) | Siuna, Nicaragua | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,101.28 miles (19,475.08 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,498.68 miles (18,505.29 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,451.88 miles (18,429.97 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,442.60 miles (18,415.04 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,385.38 miles (18,322.95 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,361.44 miles (18,284.42 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,353.35 miles (18,271.41 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,332.03 miles (18,237.08 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,311.74 miles (18,204.44 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,302.95 miles (18,190.29 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,302.39 miles (18,189.39 km) SSW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,283.39 miles (18,158.81 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,281.31 miles (18,155.46 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,267.68 miles (18,133.52 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,256.27 miles (18,115.16 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 49.72 miles (80.02 km) SSE | Gandajika Airport (GDJ) | Gandajika, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 77.09 miles (124.07 km) WNW | Kananga Airport (KGA) | Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 81.17 miles (130.64 km) N | Lusambo Airport (LBO) | Lusambo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 187.48 miles (301.72 km) SW | Nzagi Airport (NZA) | Nzagi (Andrada), Angola | |
| 5 | 188.40 miles (303.20 km) N | Lodja Airport (LJA) | Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 208.39 miles (335.37 km) WSW | Dundo Airport (DUE) | Dundo, Angola | |
| 7 | 208.92 miles (336.22 km) SSE | Kamina Air Base (KMN) | Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 240.48 miles (387.02 km) ENE | Kongolo Airport (KOO) | Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 249.18 miles (401.02 km) WNW | Basongo Airport (BAN) | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 251.95 miles (405.47 km) SW | Lucapa Airport (LBZ) | Lukapa, Angola | |
| 11 | 273.96 miles (440.90 km) NE | Kindu Airport (KND) | Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 283.71 miles (456.58 km) WNW | Idiofa Airport (IDF) | Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 319.34 miles (513.92 km) SW | Catumbela Airport (CBT) | Catumbela, Angola | |
| 14 | 330.33 miles (531.62 km) SSW | Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport (UAL) | Luau, Moxico, Angola | |
| 15 | 337.36 miles (542.93 km) WNW | Kikwit Airport (KKW) | Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,144.17 miles (19,544.10 km) NNE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,495.54 miles (18,500.24 km) N | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,492.61 miles (18,495.51 km) N | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,487.70 miles (18,487.62 km) N | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,476.40 miles (18,469.43 km) N | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,458.78 miles (18,441.07 km) N | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,422.98 miles (18,383.46 km) N | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,422.51 miles (18,382.70 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,415.77 miles (18,371.86 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,411.19 miles (18,364.49 km) N | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,397.26 miles (18,342.06 km) N | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,393.55 miles (18,336.09 km) N | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,382.02 miles (18,317.55 km) N | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,382.02 miles (18,317.55 km) N | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,381.83 miles (18,317.23 km) N | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |