Nonstop flight route between Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada and Falkland Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Haines Junction Airport (YHT), Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada and RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,912 miles (or 14,342 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 Haines Junction 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 Haines Junction 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: | YHT / CYHT |
Airport Name: | Haines Junction Airport |
Location: | Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°47'21"N by 137°32'43"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Yukon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2150 feet (655 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YHT |
More Information: | YHT 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 Haines Junction Airport (YHT):
- Haines Junction Airport (YHT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Haines Junction Airport (YHT) is Burwash Airport (YDB), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) NW of YHT.
- The furthest airport from Haines Junction Airport (YHT) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,438 miles (16,798 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Facts about RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN):
- Flights are planned to Saint Helena when a new airport there opens in 2016.
- On 10 November 2011, it was announced that Prince William would be serving as a Sea King pilot on the station for six weeks during February and March 2012.
- 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.
- Using the IATA airport code MPN, RAF Mount Pleasant also acts as the Falkland Islands' only international airport, along with its military role.
- Currently located at Mount Pleasant are No.
- 33 Engineer Regiment provides constant support and is part of the Joint Service Falkland Islands Detachment which consists of RAF and RLC EOD teams.
- The British government felt that Stanley airfield was not the best option for a large, permanent station and decided to construct a new RAF station and make it the centrepiece of considerably strengthened air defences for the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
- The closest airport to RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of MPN.