Nonstop flight route between Napa, California, United States and Lagos, Nigeria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Napa County Airport (APC), Napa, California, United States and Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), Lagos, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,777 miles (or 12,515 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 Napa County Airport 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 Napa County Airport and Murtala Muhammed International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Napa County Airport (APC):

• After World War II the property was deeded to Napa County by the War Assets Administration for civil use.
• In addition to being known as "Napa County Airport", another name for APC is "Napa Army Airfield".
• The furthest airport from Napa County Airport (APC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,330 miles (18,233 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Napa County Airport (APC) is Marin County Airport (NOT), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) WSW of APC.
• Because of Napa County Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Napa County 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.
• Napa County Airport (APC) has 3 runways.

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.
• During the late 1980s and 1990s, the international terminal had a reputation of being a dangerous airport.
• The closest airport to Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) is Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) WSW of LOS.
• 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.
• Murtala Muhammed International Airport handled 1,006,646 passengers last year.
• At one time Nigeria Airways had its head office in Airways House on the airport property.
• 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.
• Following Olusegun Obasanjo's democratic election in 1999, the security situation at Lagos began to improve.
• Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) has 2 runways.