Nonstop flight route between Abuja, Nigeria and Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV), Abuja, Nigeria and Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN), Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,892 miles (or 4,655 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 Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and Cologne/Bonn 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 Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport and Cologne/Bonn Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABV / DNAA |
Airport Name: | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport |
Location: | Abuja, Nigeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°0'24"N by 7°15'47"E |
Area Served: | Abuja |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1123 feet (342 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABV |
More Information: | ABV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGN / EDDK |
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Location: | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°51'56"N by 7°8'34"E |
Area Served: | Cologne and Bonn |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Köln/Bonn GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 302 feet (92 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CGN |
More Information: | CGN Maps & Info |
Facts about Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV):
- Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport handled 618,360 passengers last year.
- Plans were invited for the construction of a second runway.
- The closest airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) is Minna Airport (MXJ), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) NW of ABV.
- The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has its head office on the airport grounds.
- The furthest airport from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) is Asau Airport (AAU), which is nearly antipodal to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (meaning Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Asau Airport), and is located 12,126 miles (19,515 kilometers) away in Asau, Samoa.
Facts about Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN):
- In April 2014 Ryanair announced the opening of their fifth German base at Cologne/Bonn Airport for October 2014.
- Cologne Bonn Airport is a major cargo hub in the world mainly due to its function as a hub for FedEx and UPS.
- Because of Cologne/Bonn Airport's relatively low elevation of 302 feet, planes can take off or land at Cologne/Bonn 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.
- Cologne/Bonn Airport handled 9,280,070 passengers last year.
- Coinciding with the start of several low-cost airlines in Germany, Cologne/Bonn opened new capacities.
- In addition to being known as "Cologne/Bonn Airport", another name for CGN is "Flughafen Köln/Bonn".
- In 1913 the first plane took off from the Wahner Heide military training area on an artillery reconnaissance flight.
- Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,921 miles (19,185 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NNW of CGN.