Nonstop flight route between Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Benin City, Nigeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO), Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and Benin Airport (BNI), Benin City, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,168 miles (or 5,098 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 Münster Osnabrück International Airport and Benin 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 Münster Osnabrück International Airport and Benin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FMO / EDDG | 
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| Location: | Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°8'9"N by 7°41'8"E | 
| Area Served: | Münster and Osnabrück | 
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Münster/Osnabrück GmbH | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 157 feet (48 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FMO | 
| More Information: | FMO Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNI / DNBE | 
| Airport Name: | Benin Airport | 
| Location: | Benin City, Nigeria | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°19'0"N by 5°35'57"E | 
| Area Served: | Benin City, Nigeria | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 258 feet (79 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BNI | 
| More Information: | BNI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO):
- The closest airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) is Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NW of FMO.
 - The furthest airport from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,831 miles (19,040 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - In mid 1967 the German authorities approached the British Army for assistance in building an airfield to serve the Münster-Osnabrück area.
 - In addition to being known as "Münster Osnabrück International Airport", another name for FMO is "Flughafen Münster/Osnabrück".
 - Because of Münster Osnabrück International Airport's relatively low elevation of 157 feet, planes can take off or land at Münster Osnabrück 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 cities of Münster and Greven and the Steinfurt district plan to donate an area of around 500 acres to the airport, for airport-related commercial activities.
 - Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Benin Airport (BNI):
- Because of Benin Airport's relatively low elevation of 258 feet, planes can take off or land at Benin 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.
 - Benin Airport handled 308,741 passengers last year.
 - The closest airport to Benin Airport (BNI) is Akure Airport (AKR), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) NNW of BNI.
 - Benin Airport (BNI) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Benin Airport (BNI) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Benin Airport (meaning Benin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,129 miles (19,520 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
 
