Nonstop flight route between Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Cotonou, Benin:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jersey Airport (JER), Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO), Cotonou, Benin would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,973 miles (or 4,784 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 Jersey Airport and Cotonou Cadjehoun 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 Jersey Airport and Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Jersey Airport (JER):

• The 1937 terminal was designed with a control tower between the arrivals and departures areas.
• The furthest airport from Jersey Airport (JER) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Jersey Airport (meaning Jersey Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,016 miles (19,338 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• The runway was lengthened several times over the years, reaching its current length of 5,560 ft in 1976.
• Jersey Airport handled 1,453,863 passengers last year.
• Cargo flights, including daily mail and paper services, which are handled by OceanAir Handling, are operated by Atlantic Airlines and Capital Trading Aviation.
• The States of Jersey decided to build an airport which opened on 10 March 1937 with four grass runways, the longest being 2,940 ft with a concrete centreline.
• Because of Jersey Airport's relatively low elevation of 277 feet, planes can take off or land at Jersey 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.
• Aviation Beauport Ltd is based at Jersey Airport and offers worldwide private charter flights.
• Jersey Airport (JER) currently has only 1 runway.
• Apart from scheduled airline services, Jersey Airport accommodates a thriving general aviation population, including the Jersey Aero Club.
• The closest airport to Jersey Airport (JER) is Guernsey Airport (GCI), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NW of JER.

Facts about Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO):

• The closest airport to Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) is Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) ENE of COO.
• The furthest airport from Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (meaning Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,172 miles (19,589 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
• Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1974, it was decided to move the operations of the Cotonou international airport to a new facility in Glo-Djigbé.
• Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport is an airport in Cotonou, the largest city in Benin in West Africa.
• Because of Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Cotonou Cadjehoun 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.