Nonstop flight route between Abuja, Nigeria and Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV), Abuja, Nigeria and London Southend Airport (SEN), Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,964 miles (or 4,771 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 London Southend 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 London Southend Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV):

• The closest airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) is Minna Airport (MXJ), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) NW of ABV.
• Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport handled 618,360 passengers last year.
• Plans were invited for the construction of a second runway.

Facts about London Southend Airport (SEN):

• Because of London Southend Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at London Southend 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.
• Aircraft ground handling at the airport is provided by the airport-owned Southend Handling, who also assist companies, groups or individuals in chartering aircraft to or from the airport.
• London Southend Airport handled 969,912 passengers last year.
• Southend was voted the best airport in Britain by the consumer group Which?
• East Anglian Flying Services moved to Southend on 5 January 1947, their first scheduled service being a Southend—Rochester feeder service.
• London Southend Airport (SEN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Annual passenger traffic first peaked in 1967, at 692,000.
• The furthest airport from London Southend Airport (SEN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,885 miles (19,126 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Southend Airport has an excellent weather record and is used by airlines as a diversion alternative when adverse weather or incidents close other London airports.
• The closest airport to London Southend Airport (SEN) is Rochester Airport (RCS), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of SEN.