Nonstop flight route between Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea and Benin City, Nigeria:
Departure Airport:
(3°2'32"S by 152°37'40"E)
Arrival Airport:
(6°19'0"N by 5°35'57"E)
Distance from LNV to BNI:
10,155.56 miles (16,343.76 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV), Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea and Benin Airport (BNI), Benin City, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,156 miles (or 16,344 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 Lihir Island Regional Airport and Benin 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 Lihir Island Regional Airport and Benin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LNV / AYKY |
| Airport Name: | Lihir Island Regional Airport |
| Location: | Londolovit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°2'32"S by 152°37'40"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from LNV |
| More Information: | LNV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNI / DNBE |
| Airport Name: | Benin Airport |
| Location: | Benin City, Nigeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°19'0"N by 5°35'57"E |
| Area Served: | Benin City, Nigeria |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 258 feet (79 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BNI |
| More Information: | BNI Maps & Info |
Facts about Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV):
- The closest airport to Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) is Namatanai Airport (ATN), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) SSW of LNV.
- Because of Lihir Island Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Lihir Island Regional 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.
- The furthest airport from Lihir Island Regional Airport (LNV) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,846 miles (19,064 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
Facts about Benin Airport (BNI):
- Benin Airport (BNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Benin Airport's relatively low elevation of 258 feet, planes can take off or land at Benin 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.
- The furthest airport from Benin Airport (BNI) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Benin Airport (meaning Benin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,129 miles (19,520 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Benin Airport handled 308,741 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Benin Airport (BNI) is Akure Airport (AKR), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) NNW of BNI.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.03 miles (72.46 km) SSW | Namatanai Airport (ATN) | Namatanai, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 91.30 miles (146.93 km) S | Rabaul Airport (RAB) | Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | |
| 3 | 129.62 miles (208.60 km) WNW | Kavieng Airport (KVG) | Kavieng, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea | |
| 4 | 149.30 miles (240.27 km) SE | Nissan Island Airport (IIS) | Nissan Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 184.70 miles (297.24 km) SSW | Manguna Airport (MFO) | Manguna, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 196.18 miles (315.72 km) SSW | Jacquinot Bay Airport (JAQ) | Jacquinot Bay, Papua New Guinea | |
| 7 | 207.14 miles (333.36 km) WNW | Emirau Airport (EMI) | Emirau, Papua New Guinea | |
| 8 | 216.52 miles (348.46 km) SE | Buka Island Airport (BUA) | Buka Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 9 | 226.74 miles (364.90 km) SW | Hoskins Airport (HKN) | Hoskins, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 273.60 miles (440.31 km) SW | Gasmata Airport (GMI) | Gasmata Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 11 | 304.98 miles (490.81 km) SW | Kandrian Airport (KDR) | Kandrian, Papua New Guinea | |
| 12 | 310.14 miles (499.12 km) SE | Kieta/Aropa Airport (KIE) | Kieta, Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 333.82 miles (537.23 km) WSW | Cape Gloucester Airport (CGC) | Cape Gloucester, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 353.31 miles (568.60 km) SE | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 362.71 miles (583.72 km) SE | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,846.05 miles (19,064.32 km) SE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,613.46 miles (18,690.01 km) SE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,595.31 miles (18,660.79 km) NNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,582.17 miles (18,639.65 km) NNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,574.39 miles (18,627.13 km) NNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,560.16 miles (18,604.23 km) SE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,553.27 miles (18,593.14 km) NNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,542.71 miles (18,576.14 km) SE | Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) | Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,533.59 miles (18,561.47 km) ESE | Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR) | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,513.24 miles (18,528.72 km) SE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,506.06 miles (18,517.16 km) SE | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,482.10 miles (18,478.59 km) NNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 13 | 11,477.69 miles (18,471.51 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,471.08 miles (18,460.87 km) N | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 15 | 11,463.70 miles (18,448.98 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 67.43 miles (108.51 km) NNW | Akure Airport (AKR) | Akure, Nigeria | |
| 2 | 73.19 miles (117.79 km) E | Asaba International Airport (ABB) | Asaba, Delta, Niger | |
| 3 | 126.38 miles (203.38 km) ESE | Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) | Owerri, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 129.24 miles (208.00 km) SE | Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC) | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 132.60 miles (213.40 km) WNW | Ibadan Airport (IBA) | Ibadan, Nigeria | |
| 6 | 135.19 miles (217.56 km) E | Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU) | Enugu, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 157.45 miles (253.39 km) W | Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) | Lagos, Nigeria | |
| 8 | 165.11 miles (265.72 km) NNW | Ilorin International Airport (ILR) | Ilorin, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 198.63 miles (319.66 km) ESE | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 210.41 miles (338.62 km) ESE | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 217.99 miles (350.81 km) NNE | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) | Abuja, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 220.76 miles (355.27 km) W | Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) | Cotonou, Benin | |
| 13 | 227.84 miles (366.67 km) ENE | Makurdi Airport (MDI) | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria | |
| 14 | 237.87 miles (382.81 km) NNE | Minna Airport (MXJ) | Minna, Nigeria | |
| 15 | 244.95 miles (394.21 km) WNW | Savé Airport (SVF) | Savé, Benin | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,129.33 miles (19,520.21 km) SW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,972.36 miles (19,267.59 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 3 | 11,941.23 miles (19,217.50 km) SSE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 4 | 11,925.72 miles (19,192.55 km) SSW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,903.49 miles (19,156.76 km) SSW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,892.84 miles (19,139.62 km) SSW | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,885.94 miles (19,128.52 km) SSW | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,831.96 miles (19,041.65 km) SSW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,830.93 miles (19,039.98 km) SSE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 10 | 11,805.32 miles (18,998.78 km) SSW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,797.14 miles (18,985.61 km) SSW | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 12 | 11,794.80 miles (18,981.84 km) SSW | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 13 | 11,791.99 miles (18,977.32 km) S | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,779.17 miles (18,956.70 km) ESE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,692.12 miles (18,816.59 km) ESE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |