Nonstop flight route between Minna, Nigeria and Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Minna Airport (MXJ), Minna, Nigeria and Gold Coast Airport (OOL), Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,945 miles (or 16,005 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 Minna Airport and Gold Coast 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 Minna Airport and Gold Coast Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Minna Airport (MXJ):

• Because of Minna Airport's relatively low elevation of 834 feet, planes can take off or land at Minna 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 Minna Airport (MXJ) is Asau Airport (AAU), which is nearly antipodal to Minna Airport (meaning Minna Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Asau Airport), and is located 12,164 miles (19,575 kilometers) away in Asau, Samoa.
• Minna Airport (MXJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Minna Airport (MXJ) is Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) SE of MXJ.

Facts about Gold Coast Airport (OOL):

• Gold Coast Airport (OOL) has 2 runways.
• On 11 December 2013 Jetstar announced that they will end the three times weekly services to Osaka-Kansai on 8 May 2014.
• On 16 November 2010 Jetstar announced new daily direct services to Hobart.
• The furthest airport from Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is La Palma Airport (SPC), which is located 11,905 miles (19,159 kilometers) away in La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain.
• On 1 January 1988 the airport ownership was transferred from the government to the Federal Airports Corporation.
• Because of Gold Coast Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Gold Coast 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.
• Gold Coast Airport handled 5,261,773 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Gold Coast Airport (OOL) is Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK), which is located 46 miles (75 kilometers) S of OOL.
• 2010 saw Jetstar announce the airport as its newest hub, increased services to Cairns and new direct services to Perth and Queenstown.
• SEAIR Pacific, a scheduled and charter airline based at Gold Coast Airport, operate from their own hangar situated in the general aviation part of the airport.