Nonstop flight route between Benin City, Nigeria and Salem, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Benin Airport (BNI), Benin City, Nigeria and Salem Airport (SXV), Salem, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,947 miles (or 7,962 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 Salem 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 Salem 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: | SXV / VOSM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Salem, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°46'54"N by 78°3'51"E |
| Area Served: | Salem District |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1008 feet (307 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SXV |
| More Information: | SXV Maps & Info |
Facts about Benin Airport (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 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.
Facts about Salem Airport (SXV):
- The furthest airport from Salem Airport (SXV) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,317 miles (18,213 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- In addition to being known as "Salem Airport", other names for SXV include "சேலம் விமான நிலையம்" and "Salem Airport".
- Salem Airport (SXV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Salem Airport has one runway, oriented 040/220 degrees, 6000 feet long.
- The closest airport to Salem Airport (SXV) is Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ), which is located 83 miles (133 kilometers) SSE of SXV.
- Salem airport was constructed in April 1993 at a cost of Rs.
