Nonstop flight route between Miami, Florida, United States and Parakou, Benin:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Miami International Airport (MIA), Miami, Florida, United States and Parakou Airport (PKO), Parakou, Benin would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,500 miles (or 8,851 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 Miami International Airport and Parakou 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 Miami International Airport and Parakou Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIA / KMIA |
Airport Name: | Miami International Airport |
Location: | Miami, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°47'35"N by 80°17'26"W |
Area Served: | South Florida metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | Miami-Dade County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from MIA |
More Information: | MIA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PKO / DBBP |
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Location: | Parakou, Benin |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°21'25"N by 2°36'33"E |
Area Served: | Parakou |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1289 feet (393 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PKO |
More Information: | PKO Maps & Info |
Facts about Miami International Airport (MIA):
- Miami International Airport (MIA) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to Miami International Airport (MIA) is Miami Seaplane Base (MPB), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) E of MIA.
- The furthest airport from Miami International Airport (MIA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,575 miles (18,628 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The North Terminal construction began in 1998 and was slated for completion in 2005, but was delayed several times due to cost overruns.
- Because of Miami International Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Miami 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.
- After Frank Borman became president of Eastern in 1975 he moved Eastern's headquarters from Rockefeller Center in New York City to a campus next to MIA.
- The main terminal at MIA dates back to 1959, with several new additions.
- Miami International Airport handled 40,500,000 passengers last year.
- The seven-story Miami–International Airport hotel and many Miami-Dade Aviation Department executive offices are in the Concourse E portion of the terminal.
Facts about Parakou Airport (PKO):
- In addition to being known as "Parakou Airport", another name for PKO is "Parakou Airport (Parakou)".
- The furthest airport from Parakou Airport (PKO) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Parakou Airport (meaning Parakou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,197 miles (19,629 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Parakou Airport (PKO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Parakou Airport (PKO) is Djougou Airport (DJA), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) WNW of PKO.