Nonstop flight route between Adak Island, Alaska, United States and Abuja, Nigeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Adak Airport (ADK), Adak Island, Alaska, United States and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV), Abuja, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,224 miles (or 13,235 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 Adak Airport and Nnamdi Azikiwe 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 Adak Airport and Nnamdi Azikiwe 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: | ADK / PADK |
| Airport Name: | Adak Airport |
| Location: | Adak Island, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°52'41"N by 176°38'45"W |
| Area Served: | Adak Island, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ADK |
| More Information: | ADK Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Adak Airport (ADK):
- Adak Airport (ADK) has 2 runways.
- Adak's airport is one of the largest and most sophisticated airports in the Aleutian Islands.
- Because of Adak Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Adak 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.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 1,989 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,907 in 2009, and 2,097 in 2010.
- Once an American Airlines Boeing 777-200 from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport en route to Tokyo Narita diverted to Adak Airport due to a fire warning in the cargo hold.
- The closest airport to Adak Airport (ADK) is Atka Airport (AKB), which is located 106 miles (171 kilometers) ENE of ADK.
- The furthest airport from Adak Airport (ADK) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,985 miles (17,679 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Scheduled passenger service service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
Facts about Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV):
- The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has its head office on the airport grounds.
- Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 handled 618,360 passengers last year.
- 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.
