Nonstop flight route between Perpignan, France and Owerri, Nigeria:
Departure Airport:
(42°44'26"N by 2°52'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°25'36"N by 7°12'20"E)
Distance from PGF to QOW:
2,591.75 miles (4,171.01 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF), Perpignan, France and Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW), Owerri, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,592 miles (or 4,171 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 Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport and Sam Mbakwe International Cargo 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 Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport and Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PGF / LFMP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Perpignan, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°44'26"N by 2°52'14"E |
| Area Served: | Perpignan / Rivesaltes, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Veolia Airports |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 144 feet (44 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PGF |
| More Information: | PGF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QOW / DNIM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Owerri, Nigeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°25'36"N by 7°12'20"E |
| Area Served: | Owerri, Nigeria |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 373 feet (114 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QOW |
| More Information: | QOW Maps & Info |
Facts about Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF):
- Because of Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Perpignan – Rivesaltes 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 Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) is Carcassonne Airport (CCF), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) NW of PGF.
- In addition to being known as "Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport", another name for PGF is "Aéroport de Perpignan – Rivesaltes".
- Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (meaning Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,356 miles (19,884 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW):
- The furthest airport from Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (meaning Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,238 miles (19,696 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport", another name for QOW is "Imo Airport".
- The closest airport to Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) is Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) SSW of QOW.
- Because of Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport's relatively low elevation of 373 feet, planes can take off or land at Sam Mbakwe International Cargo 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.
- Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport handled 276,926 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.42 miles (69.88 km) NW | Carcassonne Airport (CCF) | Carcassonne, France |     |
| 2 | 47.07 miles (75.76 km) NNE | Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport (BZR) | Béziers, France | |
| 3 | 58.29 miles (93.81 km) S | Girona–Costa Brava Airport Aeroport de Girona-Costa Brava (GRO) | Girona, Spain | |
| 4 | 63.41 miles (102.06 km) NNW | Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) | Castres, Languedoc, France | |
| 5 | 79.55 miles (128.03 km) WSW | La Seu d'Urgell airport (LEU) | La Seu d'Urgell, Spain | |
| 6 | 79.79 miles (128.41 km) NE | Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL) | Montpellier, France | |
| 7 | 93.31 miles (150.16 km) SSW | Sabadell Airport (QSA) | Sabadell, Catalonia, Spain | |
| 8 | 97.72 miles (157.27 km) NW | Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) | Toulouse, France | |
| 9 | 104.83 miles (168.70 km) NE | Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI) | Nîmes-Arles-Camargue, France | |
| 10 | 107.71 miles (173.35 km) SSW | Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) | El Prat de Llobregat (near Barcelona), Spain | |
| 11 | 116.82 miles (188.00 km) N | Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) | Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France | |
| 12 | 117.63 miles (189.31 km) ENE | Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (QIE) | Istres, France | |
| 13 | 127.70 miles (205.50 km) ENE | Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) | Marseille, France | |
| 14 | 130.06 miles (209.31 km) NE | Avignon - Caumont Airport (AVN) | Avignon, France | |
| 15 | 136.54 miles (219.74 km) ENE | Aix-en-Provence Aerodrome (QXB) | Aix-en-Provence / Les Milles, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,355.54 miles (19,884.26 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,056.11 miles (19,402.38 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,051.40 miles (19,394.80 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,045.05 miles (19,384.58 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,026.23 miles (19,354.29 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,011.82 miles (19,331.11 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,011.72 miles (19,330.94 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,987.13 miles (19,291.37 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,986.92 miles (19,291.03 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,979.51 miles (19,279.10 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,968.18 miles (19,260.87 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,966.74 miles (19,258.56 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,965.02 miles (19,255.78 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,940.55 miles (19,216.40 km) SE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,931.86 miles (19,202.42 km) E | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.47 miles (53.86 km) SSW | Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa (PHC) | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | |
| 2 | 65.49 miles (105.40 km) NW | Asaba International Airport (ABB) | Asaba, Delta, Niger | |
| 3 | 72.30 miles (116.35 km) ESE | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 76.38 miles (122.93 km) NNE | Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU) | Enugu, Nigeria | |
| 5 | 84.48 miles (135.95 km) ESE | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 6 | 126.38 miles (203.38 km) WNW | Benin Airport (BNI) | Benin City, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 145.68 miles (234.44 km) E | Mamfe Airport (MMF) | Mamfe, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 155.10 miles (249.61 km) SE | Malabo International Airport (SSG) | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 9 | 168.40 miles (271.01 km) SE | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 10 | 181.44 miles (292.00 km) NW | Akure Airport (AKR) | Akure, Nigeria | |
| 11 | 184.62 miles (297.11 km) NNE | Makurdi Airport (MDI) | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 196.87 miles (316.83 km) E | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 13 | 197.12 miles (317.24 km) E | Bali Airport (BAJ) | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 197.12 miles (317.24 km) E | Bali Airport (BLC) | Bali, Cameroon | |
| 15 | 198.99 miles (320.25 km) ESE | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,238.43 miles (19,695.79 km) SSW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,878.54 miles (19,116.61 km) S | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 3 | 11,861.11 miles (19,088.56 km) S | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,853.76 miles (19,076.74 km) S | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,850.54 miles (19,071.56 km) S | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,847.51 miles (19,066.68 km) SSE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 7 | 11,847.33 miles (19,066.39 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 8 | 11,808.80 miles (19,004.37 km) SSW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,795.49 miles (18,982.96 km) SSW | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,788.94 miles (18,972.41 km) SSW | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,787.70 miles (18,970.42 km) SSW | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 12 | 11,725.94 miles (18,871.02 km) SSE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 11,709.97 miles (18,845.32 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,693.98 miles (18,819.60 km) ESE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,614.91 miles (18,692.34 km) ESE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |