Nonstop flight route between Cotonou, Benin and Sheghnan, Afghanistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO), Cotonou, Benin and Sheghnan Airport (SGA), Sheghnan, Afghanistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,810 miles (or 7,741 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 Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport and Sheghnan 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 Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport and Sheghnan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | COO / DBBB |
Airport Name: | Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport |
Location: | Cotonou, Benin |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°21'20"N by 2°23'5"E |
Area Served: | Cotonou |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from COO |
More Information: | COO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGA / OASN |
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Location: | Sheghnan, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°34'0"N by 71°30'0"E |
Area Served: | Sheghnan, Afghanistan |
Elevation: | 6700 feet (2,042 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SGA |
More Information: | SGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO):
- Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport is an airport in Cotonou, the largest city in Benin in West Africa.
- Because of Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Cotonou Cadjehoun 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 Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) is Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) ENE of COO.
- In 2004, the airport served 301,493 passengers.
- The furthest airport from Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (meaning Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,172 miles (19,589 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Sheghnan Airport (SGA):
- Sheghnan Airport (SGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Sheghnan Airport", another name for SGA is "Sheghnan Airport (Sheghnan)".
- The closest airport to Sheghnan Airport (SGA) is Fayzabad Airport د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر (FBD), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) WSW of SGA.
- The furthest airport from Sheghnan Airport (SGA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,716 miles (18,855 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Sheghnan Airport's high elevation of 6,700 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.