Nonstop flight route between Drummond Island, Michigan, United States and Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Drummond Island Airport (DRE), Drummond Island, Michigan, United States and Makurdi Airport (MDI), Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,948 miles (or 9,573 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 Drummond 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 Drummond 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: | DRE / KDRM |
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Location: | Drummond Island, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°0'33"N by 83°44'38"W |
Area Served: | Drummond Island, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | Drummond Township |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 668 feet (204 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DRE |
More Information: | DRE 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 Drummond Island Airport (DRE):
- Drummond Island Airport (DRE) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Drummond Island Airport", another name for DRE is "DRM".
- Because of Drummond Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 668 feet, planes can take off or land at Drummond 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 Drummond Island Airport (DRE) is Chippewa County International Airport (CIU), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) WNW of DRE.
- The furthest airport from Drummond Island Airport (DRE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,142 miles (17,931 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Makurdi Airport (MDI):
- 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.
- 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.