Nonstop flight route between Benin City, Nigeria and Los Angeles, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Benin Airport (BNI), Benin City, Nigeria and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Los Angeles, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,846 miles (or 12,627 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 Benin Airport and Los Angeles 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 Benin Airport and Los Angeles 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: | BNI / DNBE |
Airport Name: | Benin Airport |
Location: | Benin City, Nigeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°19'0"N by 5°35'57"E |
Area Served: | Benin City, Nigeria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 258 feet (79 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BNI |
More Information: | BNI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAX / KLAX |
Airport Name: | Los Angeles International Airport |
Location: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'33"N by 118°24'29"W |
Area Served: | Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | City of Los Angeles |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAX |
More Information: | LAX Maps & Info |
Facts about Benin Airport (BNI):
- The closest airport to Benin Airport (BNI) is Akure Airport (AKR), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) NNW of BNI.
- Benin Airport (BNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Benin Airport's relatively low elevation of 258 feet, planes can take off or land at Benin 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.
- Benin Airport handled 308,741 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Benin Airport (BNI) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Benin Airport (meaning Benin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,129 miles (19,520 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Los Angeles International Airport (LAX):
- LAX has been a hub for TWA, Air California, Braniff International, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Pacific Southwest Airlines, US Airways, Western Airlines, and the Flying Tiger Line.
- Because of Los Angeles International Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Angeles 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.
- The closest airport to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) ESE of LAX.
- LAX has nine passenger terminals arranged in the shape of the letter U or a horseshoe.
- In 2012, LAX was the sixth busiest airport in the world by passenger volume with 63,688,121 passengers, an increase of 3% from 2011.
- In 1996 a $29 million, 277-foot-tall air traffic control tower was built near the Theme Building.
- On July 8, 1982, groundbreaking for the two new terminals were conducted by Mayor Tom Bradley and World War II aviator General James Doolittle.
- Los Angeles International Airport handled 66,667,619 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,487 miles (18,487 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- On July 10, 1956, Boeing's 707 prototype visited LAX.
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has 4 runways.