Nonstop flight route between Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Lagos, Nigeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), Lagos, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,608 miles (or 4,197 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 King Abdulaziz International Airport and Murtala Muhammed 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 King Abdulaziz International Airport and Murtala Muhammed 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: | JED / OEJN |
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Location: | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°40'45"N by 39°9'24"E |
Area Served: | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Operator/Owner: | General Authority of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from JED |
More Information: | JED Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LOS / DNMM |
Airport Name: | Murtala Muhammed International Airport |
Location: | Lagos, Nigeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°34'37"N by 3°19'15"E |
Area Served: | Lagos |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 135 feet (41 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LOS |
More Information: | LOS Maps & Info |
Facts about King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED):
- The furthest airport from King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is nearly antipodal to King Abdulaziz International Airport (meaning King Abdulaziz International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tureira Airport), and is located 12,277 miles (19,758 kilometers) away in Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- King Abdulaziz International Airport handled 27,111,000 passengers last year.
- The Hajj Terminal received the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1983.
- In addition to being known as "King Abdulaziz International Airport", another name for JED is "مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي".
- The closest airport to King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) is Ta'if Regional Airport (TIF), which is located 90 miles (145 kilometers) E of JED.
- There will also be a newly constructed support services building, renovation of the existing South and North Terminals and upgrades to the existing runway and airfield systems to accommodate the Airbus A380.
- Over 17 million passengers use Jeddah-KAIA airport every year.
- Because of King Abdulaziz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at King Abdulaziz 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.
- King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) has 3 runways.
Facts about Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS):
- Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Murtala Muhammed International Airport (meaning Murtala Muhammed International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,124 miles (19,511 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Murtala Muhammed International Airport handled 1,006,646 passengers last year.
- At one time Nigeria Airways had its head office in Airways House on the airport property.
- During the late 1980s and 1990s, the international terminal had a reputation of being a dangerous airport.
- Murtala Muhammed International Airport consists of an international and a domestic terminal, located about one kilometre from each other.
- Following Olusegun Obasanjo's democratic election in 1999, the security situation at Lagos began to improve.
- Recent years have seen substantial improvements at Murtala Muhammed International Airport.
- The closest airport to Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) is Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) WSW of LOS.
- Because of Murtala Muhammed International Airport's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Murtala Muhammed 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.