Nonstop flight route between Invercargill, New Zealand and Mbarara, Uganda:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Invercargill Airport (IVC), Invercargill, New Zealand and Mbarara Airport (MBQ), Mbarara, Uganda would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,305 miles (or 13,366 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 Invercargill Airport and Mbarara 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 Invercargill Airport and Mbarara Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IVC / NZNV |
Airport Name: | Invercargill Airport |
Location: | Invercargill, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°24'43"S by 168°18'46"E |
Operator/Owner: | Invercargill Airport Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from IVC |
More Information: | IVC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBQ / HUMA |
Airport Name: | Mbarara Airport |
Location: | Mbarara, Uganda |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°33'18"S by 30°36'0"E |
Area Served: | Mbarara, Uganda |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 4600 feet (1,402 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MBQ |
More Information: | MBQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Invercargill Airport (IVC):
- Invercargill Airport handled 27,092 passengers last year.
- The runway was lengthened periodically over the years to cater for larger aircraft in time, such as NAC Fokker F27s, NAC Vickers Viscount, culminating with NAC's Boeing 737-200 type in 1975.
- Invercargill Airport (IVC) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to Invercargill Airport (IVC) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SSW of IVC.
- Although only ever a backup airport during World War II, military operations have remained rare due to Christchurch being chosen as the main Operation Deep Freeze Base in 1949 and what was then Dunedin's Taieri Aerodrome acting as a departure point for shorter range aircraft heading south.
- Since July 2012, Air New Zealand has used Invercargill as a technical stop when conditions in Queenstown restrict aircraft from taking off with sufficient fuel to fly direct to Australia due to weather or operational reasons.
- The furthest airport from Invercargill Airport (IVC) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Invercargill Airport (meaning Invercargill Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,168 miles (19,582 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- Regular types using the airport now are, ATR 72, and Dash 8 Q-300.
- A fully covered baggage carousel was commissioned in 2001.
- Because of Invercargill Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Invercargill 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.
Facts about Mbarara Airport (MBQ):
- Mbarara Airport (MBQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Mbarara Airport (MBQ) is Kasese Airport (KSE), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NNW of MBQ.
- Because of Mbarara Airport's high elevation of 4,600 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MBQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MBQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Mbarara Airport (MBQ) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,879 miles (19,117 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.