Nonstop flight route between Falkland Islands and Mohe, Heilongjiang, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), Falkland Islands and Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE), Mohe, Heilongjiang, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,353 miles (or 19,879 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 RAF Mount Pleasant and Mohe Gulian 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 RAF Mount Pleasant and Mohe Gulian Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between MPN and OHE makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between RAF Mount Pleasant and Mohe Gulian Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between MPN and OHE are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Falkland Islands and Mohe, Heilongjiang, China by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between MPN and OHE!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OHE / ZYMH |
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Location: | Mohe, Heilongjiang, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°55'15"N by 122°25'14"E |
Area Served: | Mohe, Heilongjiang, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from OHE |
More Information: | OHE Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN):
- After the surrender of the Argentine ground forces on the islands, the British still faced the problem of potential Argentine air attacks from Argentina, so an aircraft carrier had to remain on station to guard the islands with its squadron of Sea Harriers until the local airfield was prepared for jet aircraft.
- 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.
- 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.
- On 2 April 2012, an Uruguayan air company, Air Class Líneas Aéreas, gained permission from the Uruguayan Ministry of Defence to start a commercial flight to the Falkland Islands.
- 33 Engineer Regiment provides constant support and is part of the Joint Service Falkland Islands Detachment which consists of RAF and RLC EOD teams.
Facts about Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE):
- In addition to being known as "Mohe Gulian Airport", other names for OHE include "漠河古莲机场" and "Mòhé Gǔlián Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE) is Magdagachi (GDG), which is located 145 miles (233 kilometers) ENE of OHE.
- The furthest airport from Mohe Gulian Airport (OHE) is RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), which is nearly antipodal to Mohe Gulian Airport (meaning Mohe Gulian Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Mount Pleasant), and is located 12,353 miles (19,879 kilometers) away in Falkland Islands.