Nonstop flight route between Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria and St. Catherine, Egypt:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Makurdi Airport (MDI), Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria and St. Catherine International Airport (SKV), St. Catherine, Egypt would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,201 miles (or 3,543 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 Makurdi Airport and St. Catherine International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDI / DNMK | 
| Airport Name: | Makurdi Airport | 
| Location: | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°42'12"N by 8°36'50"E | 
| Area Served: | Makurdi, Nigeria | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 371 feet (113 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MDI | 
| More Information: | MDI Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKV / HESC | 
| Airport Name: | St. Catherine International Airport | 
| Location: | St. Catherine, Egypt | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°41'7"N by 34°3'45"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4368 feet (1,331 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SKV | 
| More Information: | SKV Maps & Info | 
Facts about Makurdi Airport (MDI):
- Makurdi Airport (MDI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Makurdi Airport (MDI) is Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU), which is located 111 miles (179 kilometers) SW of MDI.
- Because of Makurdi Airport's relatively low elevation of 371 feet, planes can take off or land at Makurdi 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 Makurdi Airport (MDI) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Makurdi Airport (meaning Makurdi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,095 miles (19,465 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
Facts about St. Catherine International Airport (SKV):
- Because of St. Catherine International Airport's high elevation of 4,368 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SKV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SKV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) is Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) SSE of SKV.
- The furthest airport from St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,888 miles (19,132 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.




