Nonstop flight route between Gorakhpur, India and Ilorin, Nigeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gorakhpur Airport (GOP), Gorakhpur, India and Ilorin International Airport (ILR), Ilorin, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,278 miles (or 8,494 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 Gorakhpur Airport and Ilorin 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 Gorakhpur Airport and Ilorin International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOP / VEGK |
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Location: | Gorakhpur, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°44'21"N by 83°26'57"E |
Area Served: | Gorakhpur |
Operator/Owner: | Indian Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 259 feet (79 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GOP |
More Information: | GOP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ILR / DNIL |
Airport Name: | Ilorin International Airport |
Location: | Ilorin, Nigeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°26'26"N by 4°29'39"E |
Area Served: | Ilorin, Nigeria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1126 feet (343 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ILR |
More Information: | ILR Maps & Info |
Facts about Gorakhpur Airport (GOP):
- The furthest airport from Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,644 miles (18,739 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Gorakhpur Airport's relatively low elevation of 259 feet, planes can take off or land at Gorakhpur 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.
- In addition to being known as "Gorakhpur Airport", other names for GOP include "गोरखपुर हवाईअड्डा", "گورکھپور ہوائی اڈا" and "Gorakhpur Air Port".
- Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gorakhpur Airport (GOP) is Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport (BWA), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) N of GOP.
- Gorakhpur Airport Authority controls and manages activities of the airport under the guidance of Airport Authority of India.
Facts about Ilorin International Airport (ILR):
- Ilorin International Airport (ILR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ilorin International Airport (ILR) is Ibadan Airport (IBA), which is located 82 miles (133 kilometers) SSW of ILR.
- The furthest airport from Ilorin International Airport (ILR) is Wallis Island (WLS), which is nearly antipodal to Ilorin International Airport (meaning Ilorin International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wallis Island), and is located 12,100 miles (19,473 kilometers) away in Wallis and Futuna Islands.