Nonstop flight route between Itami (near Osaka), Japan and Abuja, Nigeria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Osaka International Airport (ITM), Itami (near Osaka), Japan and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV), Abuja, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,900 miles (or 12,713 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 Osaka International Airport and Nnamdi Azikiwe 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 Osaka International Airport and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Osaka International Airport (ITM):

• The closest airport to Osaka International Airport (ITM) is Osaka International Airport (OSA), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ITM.
• Osaka International Airport or Osaka-Itami International Airport is the primary domestic airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe.
• Itami was renamed Osaka Airport following its return to Japanese control in March 1959.
• In addition to being known as "Osaka International Airport", other names for ITM include "Itami International Airport", "大阪国際空港" and "Ōsaka Kokusai Kūkō".
• Jet flights at Itami began on June 1, 1964, and triggered complaints by neighboring residents about noise pollution.
• There have been various plans and studies to improve rail access to the airport, including spurs from the JR Takarazuka Line and Hankyu Takarazuka Line, an extension of the Osaka Monorail to central Itami and a separate light rail connection between the airport and central Itami, but none of these studies have been implemented due to financial considerations as well as limited capacity on the existing rail lines to the area.
• In September 2013, NKIAC announced that it would acquire Osaka Airport Terminal Co.
• The furthest airport from Osaka International Airport (ITM) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,960 miles (19,248 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• Osaka International Airport (ITM) has 2 runways.
• Because of Osaka International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Osaka 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.
• In February 1974, the Osaka District Court issued a qualified ruling in favor of the plaintiffs which limited the scope of their damages.

Facts about Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV):

• Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport handled 618,360 passengers last year.
• The Abuja Gateway Consortium signed on 13 November 2006 an US$101.1 million contract for the management of the airport over the next 25 years.
• The furthest airport from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) is Asau Airport (AAU), which is nearly antipodal to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (meaning Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Asau Airport), and is located 12,126 miles (19,515 kilometers) away in Asau, Samoa.
• Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) is Minna Airport (MXJ), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) NW of ABV.