Nonstop flight route between Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada and Lagos, Nigeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cortes Island Aerodrome (YCF), Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada and Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), Lagos, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,457 miles (or 12,001 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 Cortes Island Aerodrome and Murtala Muhammed International 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 Cortes Island Aerodrome and Murtala Muhammed International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCF / |
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Location: | Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°1'24"N by 124°59'3"W |
Area Served: | Cortes Island |
Operator/Owner: | M. Ching |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 164 feet (50 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YCF |
More Information: | YCF Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Cortes Island Aerodrome (YCF):
- In addition to being known as "Cortes Island Aerodrome", another name for YCF is "CCI9".
- The furthest airport from Cortes Island Aerodrome (YCF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,657 miles (17,151 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Cortes Island Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 164 feet, planes can take off or land at Cortes Island Aerodrome 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.
- Cortes Island Aerodrome (YCF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Cortes Island Aerodrome (YCF) is Campbell River Water Aerodrome (YHH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) W of YCF.
Facts about Murtala Muhammed International Airport (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 consists of an international and a domestic terminal, located about one kilometre from each other.
- The airport includes the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria.
- Originally known as Lagos International Airport, it was renamed in the mid 1970s, during construction of the new international terminal, after a former Nigerian military head of state Murtala Muhammed.
- In 2009, the airport served 5,644,572 passengers.
- Murtala Muhammed International Airport handled 1,006,646 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) is Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) WSW of LOS.
- 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 (LOS) has 2 runways.