Nonstop flight route between Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Cotonou, Benin:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ), Ocho Rios, Jamaica and Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO), Cotonou, Benin would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,384 miles (or 8,665 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 Ian Fleming International Airport 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 Ian Fleming International Airport 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 Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ):

• The following table shows the number of passengers using the airport annually from 1997 through 2001.
• The closest airport to Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) is Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SSE of OCJ.
• The new airport welcomed its first international flight on Friday, May 7, 2010 when a single-engine Pilatus PC-12 turbo prop flew in from the Bahamas with singer-songwriter and businessman Jimmy Buffett, of "Margaritaville" fame, being the first international passenger to be processed by customs and immigration officers at the facility.
• Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Ian Fleming International Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at Ian Fleming 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.
• The furthest airport from Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,859 miles (19,086 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.

Facts about Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO):

• In 2004, the airport served 301,493 passengers.
• 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 (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.