Nonstop flight route between Christmas Island, Kiribati and Ibadan, Nigeria:
Departure Airport:
(1°59'9"N by 157°20'58"W)
Arrival Airport:
(7°21'43"N by 3°58'41"E)
Distance from CXI to IBA:
10,996.60 miles (17,697.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cassidy International Airport (CXI), Christmas Island, Kiribati and Ibadan Airport (IBA), Ibadan, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,997 miles (or 17,697 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 Cassidy International Airport and Ibadan 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 Cassidy International Airport and Ibadan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CXI / PLCH |
| Airport Name: | Cassidy International Airport |
| Location: | Christmas Island, Kiribati |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°59'9"N by 157°20'58"W |
| Area Served: | Kiritimati |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CXI |
| More Information: | CXI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IBA / DNIB |
| Airport Name: | Ibadan Airport |
| Location: | Ibadan, Nigeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°21'43"N by 3°58'41"E |
| Area Served: | Ibadan, Nigeria |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 725 feet (221 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IBA |
| More Information: | IBA Maps & Info |
Facts about Cassidy International Airport (CXI):
- Because of Cassidy International Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Cassidy International 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 Cassidy International Airport (CXI) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is located 891 miles (1,433 kilometers) SSW of CXI.
- During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command used the airport as a refuelling stop on its Pacific transport route from Hawaii to Kanton Island for flights to Australia and New Zealand as well as a staging point for attacks on the Gilbert Islands, then occupied by Japan.
- Cassidy International Airport (CXI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cassidy International Airport (CXI) is Ikela Airport (IKL), which is nearly antipodal to Cassidy International Airport (meaning Cassidy International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ikela Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Facts about Ibadan Airport (IBA):
- The furthest airport from Ibadan Airport (IBA) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Ibadan Airport (meaning Ibadan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,100 miles (19,473 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- The closest airport to Ibadan Airport (IBA) is Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), which is located 71 miles (113 kilometers) SW of IBA.
- Because of Ibadan Airport's relatively low elevation of 725 feet, planes can take off or land at Ibadan 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.
- Ibadan Airport (IBA) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 890.56 miles (1,433.22 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands |     |
| 2 | 1,044.58 miles (1,681.09 km) WSW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 1,229.76 miles (1,979.10 km) N | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 1,235.14 miles (1,987.75 km) N | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 1,238.50 miles (1,993.17 km) N | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 1,249.90 miles (2,011.52 km) N | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 1,266.96 miles (2,038.97 km) N | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 1,299.19 miles (2,090.84 km) N | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 1,302.72 miles (2,096.52 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 1,305.95 miles (2,101.72 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 1,308.19 miles (2,105.33 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 1,311.97 miles (2,111.41 km) N | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 1,312.77 miles (2,112.69 km) NW | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 14 | 1,319.03 miles (2,122.77 km) SSE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 1,324.40 miles (2,131.41 km) N | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,367.09 miles (19,902.85 km) SW | Ikela Airport (IKL) | Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 12,324.95 miles (19,835.04 km) SSW | Lodja Airport (LJA) | Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 12,267.24 miles (19,742.16 km) SE | Boende Airport (BNB) | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 12,225.17 miles (19,674.45 km) SSW | Lusambo Airport (LBO) | Lusambo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 12,214.69 miles (19,657.59 km) SE | Basongo Airport (BAN) | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 12,207.64 miles (19,646.24 km) SSW | Yangambi Airport (YAN) | Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 12,202.38 miles (19,637.78 km) WSW | Kindu Airport (KND) | Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 12,184.71 miles (19,609.34 km) SW | Bangoka International Airport (FKI) | Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 12,182.00 miles (19,604.97 km) E | Basango Mboliasa Airport (KRZ) | Kiri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 12,166.09 miles (19,579.37 km) S | Kananga Airport (KGA) | Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 12,144.17 miles (19,544.10 km) SSW | Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) | Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 12,140.82 miles (19,538.70 km) SE | Idiofa Airport (IDF) | Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 12,139.66 miles (19,536.84 km) SE | Basankusu Airport (BSU) | Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 12,138.75 miles (19,535.38 km) NNE | Lisala Airport (LIQ) | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 12,135.41 miles (19,530.00 km) E | Inongo Airport (INO) | Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.52 miles (113.49 km) SW | Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) | Lagos, Nigeria | |
| 2 | 82.45 miles (132.70 km) NNE | Ilorin International Airport (ILR) | Ilorin, Nigeria | |
| 3 | 90.99 miles (146.43 km) E | Akure Airport (AKR) | Akure, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 113.13 miles (182.07 km) WNW | Savé Airport (SVF) | Savé, Benin | |
| 5 | 129.54 miles (208.48 km) WSW | Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) | Cotonou, Benin | |
| 6 | 132.60 miles (213.40 km) ESE | Benin Airport (BNI) | Benin City, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 166.60 miles (268.12 km) NW | Parakou Airport (PKO) | Parakou, Benin | |
| 8 | 200.59 miles (322.82 km) ESE | Asaba International Airport (ABB) | Asaba, Delta, Niger | |
| 9 | 204.36 miles (328.88 km) WSW | Lomé–Tokoin Airport (LFW) | Lomé, Togo | |
| 10 | 226.92 miles (365.20 km) NW | Djougou Airport (DJA) | Djougou, Benin | |
| 11 | 232.02 miles (373.40 km) NE | Minna Airport (MXJ) | Minna, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 251.75 miles (405.14 km) ENE | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| 13 | 253.34 miles (407.71 km) ESE | Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU) | Enugu, Nigeria | |
| 14 | 257.93 miles (415.10 km) NW | Niamtougou International Airport (LRL) | Niamtougou, Togo | |
| 15 | 258.82 miles (416.52 km) ESE | Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) | Owerri, Nigeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,099.86 miles (19,472.79 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 12,028.64 miles (19,358.17 km) S | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 12,002.16 miles (19,315.55 km) SW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,953.82 miles (19,237.77 km) SSW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,937.04 miles (19,210.76 km) SSE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 6 | 11,927.30 miles (19,195.08 km) SSW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,913.45 miles (19,172.80 km) SSW | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,902.74 miles (19,155.55 km) SSW | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,869.00 miles (19,101.26 km) S | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 10 | 11,844.03 miles (19,061.08 km) ESE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,837.93 miles (19,051.25 km) SW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,798.20 miles (18,987.32 km) SW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 13 | 11,788.65 miles (18,971.94 km) SW | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 14 | 11,785.24 miles (18,966.46 km) SW | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 15 | 11,748.63 miles (18,907.54 km) SE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |