Nonstop flight route between Dezful, Iran and Jos, Nigeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dezful Airport (DEF), Dezful, Iran and Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS), Jos, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,970 miles (or 4,779 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 Dezful Airport and Yakubu Gowon 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 Dezful Airport and Yakubu Gowon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DEF / OIAD |
Airport Name: | Dezful Airport |
Location: | Dezful, Iran |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°26'3"N by 48°23'51"E |
Airport Type: | Military |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DEF |
More Information: | DEF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JOS / DNJO |
Airport Name: | Yakubu Gowon Airport |
Location: | Jos, Nigeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°38'22"N by 8°52'8"E |
Area Served: | Jos, Nigeria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4232 feet (1,290 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JOS |
More Information: | JOS Maps & Info |
Facts about Dezful Airport (DEF):
- The closest airport to Dezful Airport (DEF) is Khorramabad Airport (KHD), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) N of DEF.
- The furthest airport from Dezful Airport (DEF) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,760 miles (18,927 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Dezful Airport (DEF) has 2 runways.
Facts about Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS):
- The closest airport to Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) is Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) WSW of JOS.
- The furthest airport from Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) is Asau Airport (AAU), which is nearly antipodal to Yakubu Gowon Airport (meaning Yakubu Gowon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Asau Airport), and is located 12,151 miles (19,555 kilometers) away in Asau, Samoa.
- Because of Yakubu Gowon Airport's high elevation of 4,232 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JOS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JOS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) currently has only 1 runway.