Nonstop flight route between Merritt Island, Florida, United States and Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Merritt Island Airport (COI), Merritt Island, Florida, United States and Makurdi Airport (MDI), Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,924 miles (or 9,534 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 Merritt Island Airport and Makurdi 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 Merritt Island Airport and Makurdi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | COI / KCOI |
Airport Name: | Merritt Island Airport |
Location: | Merritt Island, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°20'30"N by 80°41'8"W |
Operator/Owner: | Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from COI |
More Information: | COI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDI / DNMK |
Airport Name: | Makurdi Airport |
Location: | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°42'12"N by 8°36'50"E |
Area Served: | Makurdi, Nigeria |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 371 feet (113 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDI |
More Information: | MDI Maps & Info |
Facts about Merritt Island Airport (COI):
- Because of Merritt Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Merritt Island 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 Merritt Island Airport (COI) is Patrick Air Force Base (COF), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SSE of COI.
- a north-south strip measuring approximately 1,800 feet in length.
- An operations building and maintenance hangar were located on the south side of the airfield and the Mosquito Control District had a maintenance hangar on the north side of the airfield.
- Merritt Island Airport (COI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the early 1940s, the Brevard County Mosquito Control District constructed the Central Brevard Airport.
- The furthest airport from Merritt Island Airport (COI) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,544 miles (18,578 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Makurdi Airport (MDI):
- Because of Makurdi Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Makurdi 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.
- Makurdi Airport (MDI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Makurdi Airport (MDI) is Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU), which is located 111 miles (179 kilometers) SW of MDI.
- The furthest airport from Makurdi Airport (MDI) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Makurdi Airport (meaning Makurdi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,095 miles (19,465 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.