Nonstop flight route between Corfu, Greece and Cotonou, Benin:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU), Corfu, Greece and Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO), Cotonou, Benin would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,542 miles (or 4,092 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 Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" and Cotonou Cadjehoun 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 Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" and Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU):

• The Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport, named after Ioannis Kapodistrias distinguished Corfiot European diplomat and first Governor of Greece, is located around 2 kilometres south of Corfu Town, half a kilometre north of Pontikonisi.
• In addition to being known as "Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias"", other names for CFU include "Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κέρκυρας" and ""Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας"".
• The closest airport to Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU) is Ioannina National Airport (IOA), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) E of CFU.
• Because of Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias"'s relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" 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 airport was founded in 1937.
• The furthest airport from Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,546 miles (18,581 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (CFU) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO):

• Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (meaning Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,172 miles (19,589 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
• Because of Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Cotonou Cadjehoun 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 Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) is Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) ENE of COO.
• Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport is an airport in Cotonou, the largest city in Benin in West Africa.