Nonstop flight route between Lisbon, Portugal and Maiduguri, Nigeria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS), Lisbon, Portugal and Maiduguri International Airport (MIU), Maiduguri, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,307 miles (or 3,712 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 relatively short distance between Lisbon Portela Airport and Maiduguri International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS):

• With the long-term concession of ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal to the French group Vinci Airports the project for a new airport was postponed in July 2013, and it was decided that the existing Lisbon Airport would be further upgraded to surpass 20 million passengers annually, and would remain the present solution for this major European gateway.
• Lisbon Portela Airport handled 16,024,955 passengers last year.
• The TAP catering subsidiary, Catering de Portugal, S.A.
• Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) has 2 runways.
• In November 2006, the company operating the airport, ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, announced an expansion plan for some airport structures, in order to respond to current passenger traffic growth trends and full capacity use of the airport, originally intended to respond to growth until the new airport was to be finished in 2017.
• The closest airport to Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) is Beja Airport (BYJ), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) SE of LIS.
• A major upgrade in 1959–62 included a new runway capable of taking the first generation jets, Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8.
• In addition to being known as "Lisbon Portela Airport", another name for LIS is "Aeroporto da Portela".
• Because of Lisbon Portela Airport's relatively low elevation of 374 feet, planes can take off or land at Lisbon Portela 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.
• Lisbon Portela Airport, also known as Lisbon Airport, is an international airport located in the city of Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.
• The furthest airport from Lisbon Portela Airport (LIS) is New Plymouth Airport (NPL), which is nearly antipodal to Lisbon Portela Airport (meaning Lisbon Portela Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from New Plymouth Airport), and is located 12,258 miles (19,727 kilometers) away in New Plymouth, New Zealand.

Facts about Maiduguri International Airport (MIU):

• The closest airport to Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) is Salak Airport (MVR), which is located 126 miles (202 kilometers) SE of MIU.
• Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) is Fitiuta Airport (FTI), which is nearly antipodal to Maiduguri International Airport (meaning Maiduguri International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fitiuta Airport), and is located 12,202 miles (19,638 kilometers) away in Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States.