Nonstop flight route between Benin City, Nigeria and Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
(6°19'0"N by 5°35'57"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°54'56"N by 81°57'23"W)
Distance from BNI to SPA:
5,830.88 miles (9,383.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Benin Airport (BNI), Benin City, Nigeria and Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA), Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,831 miles (or 9,384 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 Spartanburg Downtown Memorial 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 Spartanburg Downtown Memorial 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: | SPA / KSPA |
| Airport Name: | Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport |
| Location: | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°54'56"N by 81°57'23"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 801 feet (244 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SPA |
| More Information: | SPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Benin Airport (BNI):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Benin Airport (BNI) is Akure Airport (AKR), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) NNW of BNI.
- 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 (BNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Benin Airport handled 308,741 passengers last year.
Facts about Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA):
- The closest airport to Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) is Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) W of SPA.
- The airport's terminal building houses a fixed base operator operated by the City of Spartanburg.
- As part of the airport's master plan runway 5/23 will be lengthened to 5,500 feet.
- South Carolina's first commercial airport was opened in 1927.
- An FAA operated air traffic control tower was operational at the airport but closed in 1981 during the PATCO controllers strike.
- Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,463 miles (18,449 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 801 feet, planes can take off or land at Spartanburg Downtown Memorial 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.
| 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 | 14.93 miles (24.03 km) W | Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) | Greenville / Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 2 | 22.79 miles (36.67 km) WSW | Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 26.18 miles (42.13 km) WSW | Donaldson Center Airport (GDC) | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 42.93 miles (69.10 km) W | Pickens County Airport (LQK) | Pickens, South Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 47.51 miles (76.46 km) SSW | Greenwood County Airport (GRD) | Greenwood, South Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 48.84 miles (78.60 km) NW | Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) | Fletcher, North Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 51.69 miles (83.19 km) SW | Anderson Regional Airport (AND) | Anderson, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 55.41 miles (89.17 km) WSW | Oconee County Regional Airport (CEU) | Clemson, South Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 60.90 miles (98.01 km) ENE | Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 65.38 miles (105.21 km) NNE | Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 65.46 miles (105.34 km) NNE | Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 75.62 miles (121.69 km) ENE | Wilgrove Air Park (QWG) | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| 13 | 77.65 miles (124.96 km) ENE | Concord Regional Airport (USA) | Concord, North Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 79.27 miles (127.57 km) WSW | Toccoa Airport (TOC) | Toccoa, Georgia, United States | |
| 15 | 82.65 miles (133.01 km) SE | Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) | West Columbia (near Columbia), South Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,463.47 miles (18,448.63 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,443.75 miles (18,416.88 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,424.23 miles (18,385.47 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,409.87 miles (18,362.37 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,407.88 miles (18,359.15 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,398.26 miles (18,343.67 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,392.35 miles (18,334.16 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,384.54 miles (18,321.60 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,373.17 miles (18,303.29 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,359.11 miles (18,280.67 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,323.04 miles (18,222.62 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,319.32 miles (18,216.63 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,318.99 miles (18,216.10 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,316.16 miles (18,211.55 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,314.47 miles (18,208.83 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |