Nonstop flight route between Benin City, Nigeria and Medina, Saudi Arabia:
Departure Airport:
(6°19'0"N by 5°35'57"E)
Arrival Airport:
(24°33'11"N by 39°42'17"E)
Distance from BNI to MED:
2,584.96 miles (4,160.07 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Benin Airport (BNI), Benin City, Nigeria and Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED), Medina, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,585 miles (or 4,160 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 Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz 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 Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz 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: | MED / OEMA |
| Airport Name: | Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport |
| Location: | Medina, Saudi Arabia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°33'11"N by 39°42'17"E |
| Area Served: | Medina |
| Operator/Owner: | TIBAH Airports Operation Co. Ltd (TAV) |
| Airport Type: | Privatized |
| Elevation: | 2151 feet (656 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MED |
| More Information: | MED Maps & Info |
Facts about Benin Airport (BNI):
- Benin Airport handled 308,741 passengers last year.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED):
- On 5 January 2014, a Saudia Boeing 767-300, flight SV2841 from Mashhad, Iran made an emergency landing after one of its main landing gear failed to deploy.
- Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport handled 1,592,000 passengers last year.
- It is the fourth busiest airport in Saudi Arabia, handling 1,592,000 passengers in 2004, including 378,715 Hajj charter passengers.
- The furthest airport from Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is nearly antipodal to Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (meaning Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tureira Airport), and is located 12,153 miles (19,559 kilometers) away in Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) is Yanbu International Airport (YNB), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) WSW of MED.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 67.43 miles (108.51 km) NNW | Akure Airport (AKR) | Akure, Nigeria |     |
| 2 | 73.19 miles (117.79 km) E | Asaba International Airport (ABB) | Asaba, Delta, Niger | |
| 3 | 126.38 miles (203.38 km) ESE | Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) | Owerri, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 129.24 miles (208.00 km) SE | Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC) | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 132.60 miles (213.40 km) WNW | Ibadan Airport (IBA) | Ibadan, Nigeria | |
| 6 | 135.19 miles (217.56 km) E | Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU) | Enugu, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 157.45 miles (253.39 km) W | Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) | Lagos, Nigeria | |
| 8 | 165.11 miles (265.72 km) NNW | Ilorin International Airport (ILR) | Ilorin, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 198.63 miles (319.66 km) ESE | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 210.41 miles (338.62 km) ESE | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 217.99 miles (350.81 km) NNE | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 220.76 miles (355.27 km) W | Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) | Cotonou, Benin | |
| 13 | 227.84 miles (366.67 km) ENE | Makurdi Airport (MDI) | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria | |
| 14 | 237.87 miles (382.81 km) NNE | Minna Airport (MXJ) | Minna, Nigeria | |
| 15 | 244.95 miles (394.21 km) WNW | Savé Airport (SVF) | Savé, Benin | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,129.33 miles (19,520.21 km) SW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,972.36 miles (19,267.59 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 3 | 11,941.23 miles (19,217.50 km) SSE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 4 | 11,925.72 miles (19,192.55 km) SSW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,903.49 miles (19,156.76 km) SSW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,892.84 miles (19,139.62 km) SSW | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,885.94 miles (19,128.52 km) SSW | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,831.96 miles (19,041.65 km) SSW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,830.93 miles (19,039.98 km) SSE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 10 | 11,805.32 miles (18,998.78 km) SSW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,797.14 miles (18,985.61 km) SSW | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,794.80 miles (18,981.84 km) SSW | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 13 | 11,791.99 miles (18,977.32 km) S | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,779.17 miles (18,956.70 km) ESE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,692.12 miles (18,816.59 km) ESE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 107.14 miles (172.42 km) WSW | Yanbu International Airport (YNB) | Yanbu (Yenbo), Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 2 | 201.60 miles (324.44 km) S | King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 3 | 218.68 miles (351.93 km) SSE | Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF) | Ta'if, Saudi Arabia | |
| 4 | 234.20 miles (376.91 km) NNE | Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS) | Ha'il, Saudi Arabia | |
| 5 | 277.73 miles (446.96 km) E | Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD) | Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia | |
| 6 | 281.18 miles (452.51 km) ENE | Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ) | Buraidah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 7 | 303.42 miles (488.30 km) W | Marsa Alam (RMF) | Marsa Alam, Egypt | |
| 8 | 318.89 miles (513.21 km) SSE | Al-Baha Domestic Airport (ABT) | Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia | |
| 9 | 325.26 miles (523.46 km) NW | Tabuk Regional Airport (Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Airport ) (TUU) | Tabuk, Saudi Arabia | |
| 10 | 362.29 miles (583.04 km) N | Al-Jawf Domestic Airport (AJF) | Al-Jawf, Saudi Arabia | |
| 11 | 362.29 miles (583.04 km) N | Al-Jawf Domestic Airport (AJO) | Aljouf, Yemen | |
| 12 | 366.60 miles (589.99 km) SSE | Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH) | Bisha, Saudi Arabia | |
| 13 | 387.51 miles (623.63 km) SSW | Port Sudan New International Airport (PZU) | Port Sudan, Sudan | |
| 14 | 405.15 miles (652.03 km) NW | Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH) | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | |
| 15 | 409.44 miles (658.93 km) WNW | Hurghada International Airport (HRG) | Hurghada, Egypt | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,153.16 miles (19,558.57 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,080.15 miles (19,441.07 km) WSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,059.94 miles (19,408.55 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,987.22 miles (19,291.51 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,955.83 miles (19,240.99 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,845.18 miles (19,062.93 km) SSE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,836.06 miles (19,048.24 km) SE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,832.34 miles (19,042.26 km) SSE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,832.15 miles (19,041.95 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,754.71 miles (18,917.32 km) SSE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,720.35 miles (18,862.02 km) E | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,700.41 miles (18,829.94 km) SSE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,674.01 miles (18,787.45 km) SSE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,666.20 miles (18,774.89 km) SE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,655.62 miles (18,757.86 km) SE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |