Nonstop flight route between Grímsey, Iceland and Minna, Nigeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grímsey Airport (GRY), Grímsey, Iceland and Minna Airport (MXJ), Minna, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,096 miles (or 6,591 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 Grímsey Airport and Minna 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 Grímsey Airport and Minna Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRY / BIGR | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Grímsey, Iceland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 66°32'48"N by 18°1'6"W | 
| Area Served: | Grímsey, Iceland | 
| Operator/Owner: | ISAVIA | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GRY | 
| More Information: | GRY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXJ / DNMN | 
| Airport Name: | Minna Airport | 
| Location: | Minna, Nigeria | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°39'6"N by 6°27'43"E | 
| Area Served: | Minna, Nigeria | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 834 feet (254 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MXJ | 
| More Information: | MXJ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Grímsey Airport (GRY):
- Because of Grímsey Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Grímsey 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 Grímsey Airport (GRY) is Siglufjörður Airport (SIJ), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SW of GRY.
- Grímsey Airport (GRY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Grímsey Airport (GRY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,061 miles (17,801 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Grímsey Airport", another name for GRY is "Grímseyjarflugvöllur".
Facts about Minna Airport (MXJ):
- The closest airport to Minna Airport (MXJ) is Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) SE of MXJ.
- The furthest airport from Minna Airport (MXJ) is Asau Airport (AAU), which is nearly antipodal to Minna Airport (meaning Minna Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Asau Airport), and is located 12,164 miles (19,575 kilometers) away in Asau, Samoa.
- Because of Minna Airport's relatively low elevation of 834 feet, planes can take off or land at Minna 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.
- Minna Airport (MXJ) currently has only 1 runway.




