Nonstop flight route between Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands and Kano, Nigeria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN), Kano, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,690 miles (or 4,329 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 Maastricht Aachen Airport and Mallam Aminu Kano 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 Maastricht Aachen Airport and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST):

• In 1981, a development plan for the airport recommended constructing a 3,500m east–west runway to facilitate growth in cargo operations, particularly during the night hours.
• Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Maastricht Aachen Airport's relatively low elevation of 375 feet, planes can take off or land at Maastricht Aachen 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 closest airport to Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) is NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ENE of MST.
• The Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre of the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation is also located on the airport.
• The field was built in less than 2 months and was operational on 22 March 1945, and was designated Y-44.
• Maastricht Aachen Airport handled 36,300 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,935 miles (19,207 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Maastricht Aachen Airport is a regional airport in Beek, Netherlands, located 5 NM northeast of Maastricht and 15 NM northwest of Aachen, Germany.
• Because of the proximity to the new headquarters, the decision was made to create a temporary airfield between the towns of Beek, Geulle and Ulestraten.
• A promotion campaign by the Dutch tourist board for the nearby town of Valkenburg aan de Geul, aimed at British tourists, was highly successful and brought services by Invicta Airlines, Britannia and Channel Airways.
• In 1973 the airport was expanded again to handle bigger aircraft.

Facts about Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN):

• The furthest airport from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) is Fagali'i Airport (FGI), which is nearly antipodal to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (meaning Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fagali'i Airport), and is located 12,311 miles (19,813 kilometers) away in Apia, Samoa.
• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport handled 341,367 passengers last year.
• On the south side of the airport, along runway 06/24, is the domestic terminal currently serving operations of IRS Airlines.
• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) has 2 runways.
• Construction of a new domestic terminal, adjacent to the main terminal building, started in the beginning of the 21st century.
• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport is the oldest in Nigeria, with operations starting in 1936.
• The closest airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) is Zaria Airport (ZAR), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) SW of KAN.