Nonstop flight route between Graz, Austria and Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Graz Airport (GRZ), Graz, Austria and Makurdi Airport (MDI), Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,744 miles (or 4,417 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 Graz Airport and Makurdi 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 Graz Airport and Makurdi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRZ / LOWG |
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Location: | Graz, Austria |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°59'35"N by 15°26'21"E |
Area Served: | Graz, Austria and Maribor, Slovenia |
Operator/Owner: | Grazer Stadwerke AG |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1115 feet (340 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from GRZ |
More Information: | GRZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDI / DNMK |
Airport Name: | Makurdi Airport |
Location: | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°42'12"N by 8°36'50"E |
Area Served: | Makurdi, Nigeria |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 371 feet (113 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDI |
More Information: | MDI Maps & Info |
Facts about Graz Airport (GRZ):
- Graz Airport, known as Flughafen Graz-Thalerhof in German, is a minor international airport in Graz, the second-largest city in Austria.
- The furthest airport from Graz Airport (GRZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Graz Airport (GRZ) has 3 runways.
- The construction of the airport began in 1913 with the construction of a grass runway and the first hangars.
- In the last few years the airport has been struggeling with decreasing passenger numbers.
- In addition to being known as "Graz Airport", another name for GRZ is "Flughafen Graz".
- In early 21st century, the number of passengers exceeded the 750,000-mark and in 2004 is just below 900,000.
- The closest airport to Graz Airport (GRZ) is Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SSE of GRZ.
Facts about Makurdi Airport (MDI):
- Because of Makurdi Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Makurdi 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 Makurdi Airport (MDI) is Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU), which is located 111 miles (179 kilometers) SW of MDI.
- Makurdi Airport (MDI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Makurdi Airport (MDI) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Makurdi Airport (meaning Makurdi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,095 miles (19,465 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.