AirportsMount Pleasant Airport / RAF Mount Pleasant is a medium-sized airport serving Mount Pleasant, in (unassigned), Falkland Islands. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MPN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MPN
- ICAO code
- EGYP
- City
- Mount Pleasant
- State or region
- (unassigned)
- Country
- Falkland Islands
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 51.8226° S, 58.4458° W
- Elevation
- 74 m (244 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,590 m (8,497 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MPN means Mount Pleasant Airport / RAF Mount Pleasant. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EGYP. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 51.8226° S, 58.4458° W. It stands 74 metres (244 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Stanley, about 43 km away in a straight line.
Local time
Time now at the airport: loading
Time zone Atlantic/Stanley, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Mount Pleasant Airport / RAF Mount Pleasant has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,590 metres (8,497 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,590 m 8,497 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 05/23 | 1,525 m 5,003 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Port Stanley AirportStanley | PSY | 48 km |
| Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International AirportRio Grande, Argentina | RGA | 662 km |
| Puerto Deseado AirportPuerto Deseado, Argentina | PUD | 702 km |
| Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International AirportUshuaia, Argentina | USH | 734 km |
| Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International AirportRio Gallegos, Argentina | RGL | 748 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 15,540 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,455 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,803 km | 17 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 12,705 km | 15 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,388 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,175 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,168 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 17,700 km | 21 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,051 km | 12 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.