Nonstop flight route between Minna, Nigeria and Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(9°39'6"N by 6°27'43"E)
Arrival Airport:
(21°47'35"S by 43°23'8"W)
Distance from MXJ to JDF:
4,016.30 miles (6,463.59 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minna Airport (MXJ), Minna, Nigeria and Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF), Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,016 miles (or 6,464 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 Minna Airport and Francisco Álvares de Assis 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 Minna Airport and Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXJ / DNMN |
| Airport Name: | Minna Airport |
| Location: | Minna, Nigeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°39'6"N by 6°27'43"E |
| Area Served: | Minna, Nigeria |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 834 feet (254 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXJ |
| More Information: | MXJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JDF / SBJF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°47'35"S by 43°23'8"W |
| Area Served: | Juiz de Fora |
| Operator/Owner: | Sinart |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2989 feet (911 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JDF |
| More Information: | JDF Maps & Info |
Facts about Minna Airport (MXJ):
- The furthest airport from Minna Airport (MXJ) is Asau Airport (AAU), which is nearly antipodal to Minna Airport (meaning Minna Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Asau Airport), and is located 12,164 miles (19,575 kilometers) away in Asau, Samoa.
- Because of Minna Airport's relatively low elevation of 834 feet, planes can take off or land at Minna 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 Minna Airport (MXJ) is Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) SE of MXJ.
- Minna Airport (MXJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF):
- Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is located 6 km from the centre of Juiz de Fora.
- The furthest airport from Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) is Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO), which is nearly antipodal to Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (meaning Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2), and is located 12,073 miles (19,430 kilometers) away in Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan.
- The closest airport to Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport (JDF) is Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) NE of JDF.
- In addition to being known as "Francisco Álvares de Assis Airport", another name for JDF is "Aeroporto Francisco Álvares de Assis".
- The airport was inaugurated in 1958 and since 2007 it is operated by Sinart.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.49 miles (113.45 km) SE | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria |     |
| 2 | 92.76 miles (149.29 km) NE | Kaduna Airport (KAD) | Kaduna, Nigeria | |
| 3 | 131.68 miles (211.93 km) NE | Zaria Airport (ZAR) | Zaria, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 158.22 miles (254.63 km) WSW | Ilorin International Airport (ILR) | Ilorin, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 163.94 miles (263.83 km) E | Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) | Jos, Nigeria | |
| 6 | 184.17 miles (296.39 km) SSW | Akure Airport (AKR) | Akure, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 199.29 miles (320.73 km) SE | Makurdi Airport (MDI) | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria | |
| 8 | 216.74 miles (348.81 km) NE | Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) | Kano, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 232.02 miles (373.40 km) SW | Ibadan Airport (IBA) | Ibadan, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 232.09 miles (373.51 km) SSE | Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU) | Enugu, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 237.87 miles (382.81 km) SSW | Benin Airport (BNI) | Benin City, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 238.67 miles (384.11 km) S | Asaba International Airport (ABB) | Asaba, Delta, Niger | |
| 13 | 260.61 miles (419.42 km) WNW | Kandi Airport (KDC) | Kandi, Benin | |
| 14 | 263.35 miles (423.82 km) W | Parakou Airport (PKO) | Parakou, Benin | |
| 15 | 269.42 miles (433.59 km) N | Maradi Airport (MFQ) | Maradi, Niger | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,163.55 miles (19,575.28 km) SSW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 2 | 12,141.23 miles (19,539.37 km) SSW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 3 | 12,130.17 miles (19,521.56 km) SSW | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 4 | 12,128.78 miles (19,519.33 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 5 | 12,122.44 miles (19,509.13 km) SSW | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 6 | 12,064.00 miles (19,415.07 km) SSW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 12,028.88 miles (19,358.55 km) SW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 12,019.59 miles (19,343.61 km) SW | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 12,016.38 miles (19,338.44 km) SW | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 10 | 12,004.18 miles (19,318.81 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 11 | 11,992.66 miles (19,300.27 km) SE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 11,944.89 miles (19,223.39 km) SSW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 13 | 11,935.02 miles (19,207.50 km) E | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 14 | 11,765.09 miles (18,934.04 km) SE | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,755.60 miles (18,918.76 km) SE | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.67 miles (38.10 km) NE | Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) | Juiz de Fora, Brazil | |
| 2 | 70.79 miles (113.93 km) S | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão–Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 3 | 78.49 miles (126.32 km) S | Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 4 | 81.54 miles (131.23 km) SSW | Santa Cruz Air Force Base (SNZ) | Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 5 | 110.64 miles (178.05 km) ESE | Benedito Lacerda Airport (MEA) | Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 6 | 112.97 miles (181.81 km) SE | Umberto Modiano Airport (BZC) | Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 7 | 114.56 miles (184.36 km) SE | Cabo Frio International Airport (CFB) | Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 8 | 133.49 miles (214.84 km) E | Campos–Bartolomeu Lysandro Airport (CAW) | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| 9 | 134.78 miles (216.90 km) W | Major-Brigadeiro Trompowsky Airport (VAG) | Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 10 | 138.99 miles (223.69 km) NNW | Belo Horizonte/Pampulha–Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU) | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
| 11 | 146.84 miles (236.31 km) NW | Brigadeiro Cabral Airport (DIQ) | Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 12 | 154.58 miles (248.78 km) NNW | Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport (CNF) | Confins (near Belo Horizonte), Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 13 | 156.15 miles (251.30 km) ENE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| 14 | 170.64 miles (274.62 km) NNE | Usiminas Airport (IPN) | Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 15 | 187.11 miles (301.12 km) WSW | São José dos Campos-Professor Urbano Ernesto Stumpf Airport (SJK) | São José dos Campos, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,073.44 miles (19,430.28 km) NW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 2 | 11,997.77 miles (19,308.50 km) NE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 3 | 11,996.56 miles (19,306.55 km) NE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 4 | 11,821.77 miles (19,025.25 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 5 | 11,807.19 miles (19,001.79 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 6 | 11,796.34 miles (18,984.33 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 7 | 11,794.40 miles (18,981.20 km) ENE | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 8 | 11,785.03 miles (18,966.12 km) ENE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 9 | 11,775.55 miles (18,950.86 km) ENE | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,759.62 miles (18,925.23 km) ENE | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 11 | 11,737.83 miles (18,890.16 km) NNE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,689.61 miles (18,812.55 km) ENE | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,682.95 miles (18,801.83 km) NW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 14 | 11,682.53 miles (18,801.17 km) NW | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 15 | 11,679.73 miles (18,796.66 km) ENE | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |