Nonstop flight route between Niš, Serbia and Mmabatho, South Africa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI), Niš, Serbia and Mafikeng Airport (MBD), Mmabatho, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,783 miles (or 7,698 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 Niš Constantine the Great International Airport and Mafikeng 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 Niš Constantine the Great International Airport and Mafikeng Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI):

• In addition to being known as "Niš Constantine the Great International Airport", other names for INI include "Аеродром Ниш - Константин Велики" and "Aerodrom Niš - Konstantin Veliki".
• Because of Niš Constantine the Great International Airport's relatively low elevation of 650 feet, planes can take off or land at Niš Constantine the Great 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 furthest airport from Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,521 miles (18,542 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The airport is operational 24 hrs per day on request.
• In the 1970s, the airport was used for occasional service to the Adriatic coast.
• In October 2008, Austrian company Eyemaxx announced plans for the construction of a cargo and logistics handling centre.
• The closest airport to Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI) is Pristina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (PRN), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) SW of INI.
• Niš Constantine the Great International Airport (INI) has 2 runways.
• Niš Constantine the Great International Airport handled 21,700 passengers last year.
• During the Breakup of Yugoslavia, United Nations sanctions imposed on the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia included a ban on international air travel from Yugoslavia.

Facts about Mafikeng Airport (MBD):

• The closest airport to Mafikeng Airport (MBD) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) NNE of MBD.
• In addition to being known as "Mafikeng Airport", another name for MBD is "Mmabatho Airport".
• Because of Mafikeng Airport's high elevation of 4,181 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MBD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MBD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Mafikeng Airport (MBD) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is nearly antipodal to Mafikeng Airport (meaning Mafikeng Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kalaupapa Airport), and is located 12,081 miles (19,443 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
• Mafikeng Airport (MBD) currently has only 1 runway.