Nonstop flight route between Duluth, Minnesota, United States and Kano, Nigeria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Duluth International Airport (DLH), Duluth, Minnesota, United States and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN), Kano, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,108 miles (or 9,830 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 Duluth International Airport and Mallam Aminu Kano International 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 Duluth International Airport and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Duluth International Airport (DLH):

• Duluth International Airport handled 312,000 passengers last year.
• Duluth International Airport covers an area of 3,020 acres at an elevation of 1,428 feet above mean sea level.
• In 1961, the Duluth Airport Authority Board moves to rename the Williamson–Johnson Municipal Airport, the Duluth International Airport.
• The furthest airport from Duluth International Airport (DLH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,759 miles (17,315 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Construction of a 368 stall parking ramp with skywalk connection to the terminal is slated to be completed by the fall of 2014.
• Duluth International Airport is a city-owned, public-use, joint civil-military airport located five nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Duluth, a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
• The closest airport to Duluth International Airport (DLH) is Richard I. Bong Airport (SUW), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of DLH.
• Duluth International Airport (DLH) has 2 runways.

Facts about Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN):

• Construction of a new domestic terminal, adjacent to the main terminal building, started in the beginning of the 21st century.
• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport is the oldest in Nigeria, with operations starting in 1936.
• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) is Zaria Airport (ZAR), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) SW of KAN.
• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport handled 341,367 passengers last year.
• The bulk of international flights cater for the large Lebanese community in Kano and Muslim pilgrimages to Mecca.
• The furthest airport from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) is Fagali'i Airport (FGI), which is nearly antipodal to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (meaning Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fagali'i Airport), and is located 12,311 miles (19,813 kilometers) away in Apia, Samoa.