Nonstop flight route between Maiduguri, Nigeria and Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maiduguri International Airport (MIU), Maiduguri, Nigeria and Nunapitchuk Airport (NUP), Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,403 miles (or 11,915 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 Nunapitchuk 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 Nunapitchuk 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: | NUP / |
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Location: | Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°54'20"N by 162°26'21"W |
Area Served: | Nunapitchuk, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NUP |
More Information: | NUP Maps & Info |
Facts about Maiduguri International Airport (MIU):
- The closest airport to Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) is Salak Airport (MVR), which is located 126 miles (202 kilometers) SE of MIU.
- Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 Nunapitchuk Airport (NUP):
- The closest airport to Nunapitchuk Airport (NUP) is Kasigluk Airport (KUK), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) SW of NUP.
- The furthest airport from Nunapitchuk Airport (NUP) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,575 miles (17,019 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Nunapitchuk Airport (NUP) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Nunapitchuk Airport", another name for NUP is "16A".
- Because of Nunapitchuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Nunapitchuk 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.