Nonstop flight route between Akure, Nigeria and Gelendzhik, Krasnodarskiy, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(7°14'48"N by 5°18'2"E)
Arrival Airport:
(44°34'20"N by 38°0'33"E)
Distance from AKR to GDZ:
3,241.19 miles (5,216.17 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Akure Airport (AKR), Akure, Nigeria and Gelendzhik Airport (GDZ), Gelendzhik, Krasnodarskiy, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,241 miles (or 5,216 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 Akure Airport and Gelendzhik 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 Akure Airport and Gelendzhik Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKR / DNAK |
| Airport Name: | Akure Airport |
| Location: | Akure, Nigeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°14'48"N by 5°18'2"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1100 feet (335 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AKR |
| More Information: | AKR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDZ / URKG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Gelendzhik, Krasnodarskiy, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°34'20"N by 38°0'33"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 88 feet (27 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GDZ |
| More Information: | GDZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Akure Airport (AKR):
- The closest airport to Akure Airport (AKR) is Benin Airport (BNI), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) SSE of AKR.
- Akure Airport (AKR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Akure Airport (AKR) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Akure Airport (meaning Akure Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,065 miles (19,417 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Gelendzhik Airport (GDZ):
- Because of Gelendzhik Airport's relatively low elevation of 88 feet, planes can take off or land at Gelendzhik 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 Gelendzhik Airport (GDZ) is Anapa Airport (AAQ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NW of GDZ.
- Gelendzhik Airport (GDZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Gelendzhik Airport", another name for GDZ is "Аэропорт Геленджик".
- The furthest airport from Gelendzhik Airport (GDZ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,899 miles (17,540 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 67.43 miles (108.51 km) SSE | Benin Airport (BNI) | Benin City, Nigeria |     |
| 2 | 90.99 miles (146.43 km) W | Ibadan Airport (IBA) | Ibadan, Nigeria | |
| 3 | 99.25 miles (159.73 km) NNW | Ilorin International Airport (ILR) | Ilorin, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 117.83 miles (189.62 km) SE | Asaba International Airport (ABB) | Asaba, Delta, Niger | |
| 5 | 143.45 miles (230.86 km) WSW | Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) | Lagos, Nigeria | |
| 6 | 164.03 miles (263.99 km) ESE | Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU) | Enugu, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 181.12 miles (291.48 km) NE | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| 8 | 181.44 miles (292.00 km) SE | Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) | Owerri, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 184.17 miles (296.39 km) NNE | Minna Airport (MXJ) | Minna, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 191.30 miles (307.86 km) SE | Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC) | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 201.42 miles (324.15 km) WNW | Savé Airport (SVF) | Savé, Benin | |
| 12 | 209.30 miles (336.83 km) WSW | Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) | Cotonou, Benin | |
| 13 | 229.15 miles (368.78 km) E | Makurdi Airport (MDI) | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria | |
| 14 | 234.78 miles (377.85 km) NW | Parakou Airport (PKO) | Parakou, Benin | |
| 15 | 252.56 miles (406.46 km) SE | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,065.11 miles (19,416.87 km) SW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 12,009.79 miles (19,327.83 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 3 | 12,008.51 miles (19,325.78 km) SSE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 4 | 11,982.07 miles (19,283.23 km) SSW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,958.38 miles (19,245.10 km) SSW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,946.64 miles (19,226.21 km) SSW | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,938.44 miles (19,213.01 km) SSW | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,897.89 miles (19,147.76 km) SSE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 9 | 11,880.31 miles (19,119.46 km) SSW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,858.19 miles (19,083.86 km) S | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 11 | 11,848.42 miles (19,068.14 km) SW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,839.63 miles (19,053.99 km) SW | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,836.83 miles (19,049.48 km) SW | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 14 | 11,770.15 miles (18,942.17 km) ESE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,683.21 miles (18,802.26 km) SSE | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.99 miles (70.80 km) NW | Anapa Airport (AAQ) | Anapa, Russia | |
| 2 | 65.27 miles (105.04 km) ENE | Krasnodar International Airport (KRR) | Krasnodar, Russia | |
| 3 | 96.09 miles (154.64 km) NW | Kerch Airport (KHC) | Kerch, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 124.00 miles (199.56 km) SE | Sochi International Airport, Russia (AER) | Sochi, Krasnodar, Russia | |
| 5 | 166.27 miles (267.59 km) NNW | Berdyansk Airport (ERD) | Berdyansk, Ukraine | |
| 6 | 174.77 miles (281.27 km) N | Mariupol International Airport (MPW) | Mariupol, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 195.65 miles (314.86 km) SE | Sukhumi Babushara Airport (SUI) | Sukhumi, Georgia | |
| 8 | 200.48 miles (322.63 km) W | Simferopol International Airport (SIP) | Simferopol, Ukraine | |
| 9 | 204.43 miles (329.00 km) ENE | Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport (STW) | Stavropol, Russia | |
| 10 | 204.92 miles (329.78 km) NNE | Rostov-on-Don Airport (ROV) | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | |
| 11 | 230.42 miles (370.83 km) SW | Sinop Airport (NOP) | Sinop, Turkey | |
| 12 | 240.13 miles (386.46 km) SSW | Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) | Samsun, Turkey | |
| 13 | 242.38 miles (390.07 km) N | Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) | Donetsk, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 251.52 miles (404.78 km) E | Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) | Mineralnye Vody, Russia | |
| 15 | 261.48 miles (420.81 km) NNW | Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH) | Zaporizhia, Ukraine | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,898.65 miles (17,539.63 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 10,817.14 miles (17,408.46 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,780.65 miles (17,349.74 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,741.23 miles (17,286.29 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,679.80 miles (17,187.42 km) S | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,627.43 miles (17,103.15 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 10,604.98 miles (17,067.02 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,598.60 miles (17,056.74 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,544.75 miles (16,970.08 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,532.81 miles (16,950.88 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 11 | 10,529.09 miles (16,944.89 km) SE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 12 | 10,518.56 miles (16,927.94 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,511.98 miles (16,917.35 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,504.75 miles (16,905.71 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |
| 15 | 10,500.83 miles (16,899.40 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |