Nonstop flight route between Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia, United States and Jos, Nigeria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lawrence County Airpark (HTW), Chesapeake, Ohio / Huntington, West Virginia, United States and Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS), Jos, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,879 miles (or 9,461 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 Lawrence County Airpark and Yakubu Gowon 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 Lawrence County Airpark and Yakubu Gowon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lawrence County Airpark (HTW):

• At the time of opening, the Embry-Riddle Company was to run the field and FBO.
• Lawrence County Airpark is a public use airport located two nautical miles west of the central business district of Chesapeake, a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States.
• The closest airport to Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) is Tri-State Airport (HTS), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of HTW.
• Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Lawrence County Airpark's relatively low elevation of 568 feet, planes can take off or land at Lawrence County Airpark 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 furthest airport from Lawrence County Airpark (HTW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,410 miles (18,362 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• There is one FBO on-field, Attitude Aviation.

Facts about Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS):

• The closest airport to Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) is Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) WSW of JOS.
• Because of Yakubu Gowon Airport's high elevation of 4,232 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JOS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JOS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) is Asau Airport (AAU), which is nearly antipodal to Yakubu Gowon Airport (meaning Yakubu Gowon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Asau Airport), and is located 12,151 miles (19,555 kilometers) away in Asau, Samoa.