Nonstop flight route between Maiduguri, Nigeria and Gapuwiyak (Lake Evella), Northern Territory, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maiduguri International Airport (MIU), Maiduguri, Nigeria and Lake Evella Airport (LEL), Gapuwiyak (Lake Evella), Northern Territory, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,576 miles (or 13,802 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 Maiduguri International Airport and Lake Evella 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 Maiduguri International Airport and Lake Evella Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIU / DNMA |
Airport Name: | Maiduguri International Airport |
Location: | Maiduguri, Nigeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°51'19"N by 13°4'50"E |
Area Served: | Maiduguri, Nigeria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1099 feet (335 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MIU |
More Information: | MIU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEL / YLEV |
Airport Name: | Lake Evella Airport |
Location: | Gapuwiyak (Lake Evella), Northern Territory, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°29'53"S by 135°48'18"E |
Operator/Owner: | Gapuwiyak Community Inc. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 256 feet (78 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LEL |
More Information: | LEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Maiduguri International Airport (MIU):
- Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) is Salak Airport (MVR), which is located 126 miles (202 kilometers) SE of MIU.
- The furthest airport from Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) is Fitiuta Airport (FTI), which is nearly antipodal to Maiduguri International Airport (meaning Maiduguri International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fitiuta Airport), and is located 12,202 miles (19,638 kilometers) away in Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States.
Facts about Lake Evella Airport (LEL):
- Lake Evella Airport (LEL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lake Evella Airport (LEL) is Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), which is located 11,667 miles (18,777 kilometers) away in Cayenne, French Guiana.
- Because of Lake Evella Airport's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Lake Evella 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 Lake Evella Airport (LEL) is Elcho Island Airport (ELC), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NNW of LEL.