Nonstop flight route between Lagos, Nigeria and Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), Lagos, Nigeria and CFB Greenwood (YZX), Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,839 miles (or 7,787 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 Murtala Muhammed International Airport and CFB Greenwood, 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 Murtala Muhammed International Airport and CFB Greenwood. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LOS / DNMM |
Airport Name: | Murtala Muhammed International Airport |
Location: | Lagos, Nigeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°34'37"N by 3°19'15"E |
Area Served: | Lagos |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 135 feet (41 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LOS |
More Information: | LOS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YZX / CYZX |
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Location: | Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°59'3"N by 64°55'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 92 feet (28 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YZX |
More Information: | YZX Maps & Info |
Facts about Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS):
- Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) has 2 runways.
- The airport at Ikeja near Lagos was built during World War II.
- The airport includes the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.
- The closest airport to Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) is Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) WSW of LOS.
- The furthest airport from Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Murtala Muhammed International Airport (meaning Murtala Muhammed International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,124 miles (19,511 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Murtala Muhammed International Airport is an international airport located in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria, and is the major airport serving the city of Lagos.
- During the late 1980s and 1990s, the international terminal had a reputation of being a dangerous airport.
- Because of Murtala Muhammed International Airport's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Murtala Muhammed International 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.
- Murtala Muhammed International Airport handled 1,006,646 passengers last year.
Facts about CFB Greenwood (YZX):
- On February 1, 1968 the RCN, RCAF and Canadian Army were unified into the Canadian Forces.
- Because of CFB Greenwood's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at CFB Greenwood 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.
- That date saw the RCAF's AFHQ Organization Order 854 executed which would see RCAF Station Greenwood activated April 1 of that year.
- The furthest airport from CFB Greenwood (YZX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,728 miles (18,875 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to the BCATP program, RAF Station Greenwood was involved in combat operations through maritime reconnaissance to counter U-boat activity in the western Atlantic.
- Later in 2002, 413 Squadron at CFB Greenwood saw its CH-113 Labrador helicopters replaced by the new CH-149 Cormorant, a version of the EH-101 helicopter.
- The closest airport to CFB Greenwood (YZX) is Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) SW of YZX.
- CFB Greenwood (YZX) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Greenwood", another name for YZX is "Greenwood Airport".
- Between the fall of 1945 and March 31, 1946, RCAF Station Greenwood maintained a nominal training complement of personnel and aircraft.