Nonstop flight route between Mzuzu, Malawi and Macapá, Amapá, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mzuzu Airport (ZZU), Mzuzu, Malawi and Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP), Macapá, Amapá, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,886 miles (or 9,473 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 Mzuzu Airport and Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International 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 Mzuzu Airport and Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZZU / FWUU |
| Airport Name: | Mzuzu Airport |
| Location: | Mzuzu, Malawi |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°26'40"S by 34°0'42"E |
| Area Served: | Mzuzu, Malawi |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4115 feet (1,254 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZZU |
| More Information: | ZZU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCP / SBMQ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°3'2"N by 51°4'13"W |
| Area Served: | Macapá |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCP |
| More Information: | MCP Maps & Info |
Facts about Mzuzu Airport (ZZU):
- The closest airport to Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) is Chelinda Airport (CEH), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) NNW of ZZU.
- Because of Mzuzu Airport's high elevation of 4,115 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ZZU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ZZU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,606 miles (18,679 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
Facts about Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP):
- Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport is the airport serving Macapá, Brazil.
- Because of Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International 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.
- The closest airport to Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) is Serra do Areão Airport (MEU), which is located 124 miles (200 kilometers) WSW of MCP.
- In addition to being known as "Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport", another name for MCP is "Aeroporto Internacional de Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre".
- Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport handled 573,533 passengers last year.
- Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) is Arso Airport (ARJ), which is nearly antipodal to Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (meaning Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arso Airport), and is located 12,210 miles (19,650 kilometers) away in Arso, Indonesia.
- The airport is located 3 km from downtown Macapá.
