Nonstop flight route between Ilorin, Nigeria and Cold Bay, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ilorin International Airport (ILR), Ilorin, Nigeria and Cold Bay Airport (CDB), Cold Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,978 miles (or 12,839 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 Ilorin International Airport and Cold Bay 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 Ilorin International Airport and Cold Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CDB / PACD |
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Location: | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°12'19"N by 162°43'27"W |
Area Served: | Cold Bay, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 102 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CDB |
More Information: | CDB Maps & Info |
Facts about Ilorin International Airport (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.
- The closest airport to Ilorin International Airport (ILR) is Ibadan Airport (IBA), which is located 82 miles (133 kilometers) SSW of ILR.
- Ilorin International Airport (ILR) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Cold Bay Airport (CDB):
- The furthest airport from Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,968 miles (17,652 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- On October 30, 2013 a Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 on the flight from Tokyo to San Francisco landed on the airport due to an engine shut-down.
- It was redesignated from Army Air Base to an Air Force Base on 28 March 1948 along with seven other Army Air Bases in Alaska.
- In addition to being known as "Cold Bay Airport", other names for CDB include "Cold Bay Air Force Station" and "Fort Randall Army Airfield".
- The closest airport to Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is King Cove Airport (KVC), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of CDB.
- Because of Cold Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Cold Bay 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.
- There is a National Weather Service office colocated with the FAA Flight Service Station at the airport.
- Cold Bay Airport (CDB) has 2 runways.