Nonstop flight route between Mbeya, Tanzania and Aurukun, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mbeya Airport (MBI), Mbeya, Tanzania and Aurukun Airport (AUU), Aurukun, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,282 miles (or 11,719 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 Mbeya Airport and Aurukun 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 Mbeya Airport and Aurukun Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBI / HTMB |
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Location: | Mbeya, Tanzania |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°55'6"S by 33°27'43"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5600 feet (1,707 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MBI |
More Information: | MBI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUU / YAUR |
Airport Name: | Aurukun Airport |
Location: | Aurukun, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°21'14"S by 141°43'14"E |
Operator/Owner: | Aurukun Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 29 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AUU |
More Information: | AUU Maps & Info |
Facts about Mbeya Airport (MBI):
- In addition to being known as "Mbeya Airport", another name for MBI is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mbeya (Swahili)".
- The furthest airport from Mbeya Airport (MBI) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,553 miles (18,592 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Mbeya Airport (MBI) is Karonga Airport (KGJ), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) SSE of MBI.
- Mbeya Airport (MBI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Mbeya Airport's high elevation of 5,600 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MBI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MBI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Aurukun Airport (AUU):
- Because of Aurukun Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Aurukun 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 Aurukun Airport (AUU) is Weipa Airport (WEI), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) NNE of AUU.
- Aurukun Airport (AUU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Aurukun Airport (AUU) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 11,523 miles (18,544 kilometers) away in São Vicente, Cape Verde.