Nonstop flight route between Parakou, Benin and Bridgetown, Barbados:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Parakou Airport (PKO), Parakou, Benin and Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI), Bridgetown, Barbados would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,207 miles (or 6,771 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 Parakou Airport and Grantley Adams 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 Parakou Airport and Grantley Adams International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PKO / DBBP |
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| Location: | Parakou, Benin |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°21'25"N by 2°36'33"E |
| Area Served: | Parakou |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1289 feet (393 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PKO |
| More Information: | PKO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGI / TBPB |
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| Location: | Bridgetown, Barbados |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°4'28"N by 59°29'32"W |
| Area Served: | Barbados |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Barbados |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BGI |
| More Information: | BGI Maps & Info |
Facts about Parakou Airport (PKO):
- Parakou Airport (PKO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Parakou Airport", another name for PKO is "Parakou Airport (Parakou)".
- The furthest airport from Parakou Airport (PKO) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Parakou Airport (meaning Parakou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,197 miles (19,629 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- The closest airport to Parakou Airport (PKO) is Djougou Airport (DJA), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) WNW of PKO.
Facts about Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI):
- TBPB is equipped with VOR/DME and NDB.
- Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The terrain around the airport is relatively flat and quite suburban.
- The furthest airport from Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Tardamu Airport (SAU), which is nearly antipodal to Grantley Adams International Airport (meaning Grantley Adams International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tardamu Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,684 kilometers) away in Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- Grantley Adams International Airport lies 12.9 km from the centre of the capital city Bridgetown, in an area officially known as Seawell.
- The Phase III expansion planned had to wait until the completion of the 2007 Cricket World Cup, it envisions the addition of new airport terminal Jetway, new spacious departure lounges much closer to the aeroplanes and air bridges to make connections at the facility much easier.
- In addition to being known as "Grantley Adams International Airport", another name for BGI is "78954[1][2][4]".
- Phase I, which is now complete, saw an upgrading of the runways, taxiways, parking aprons, and approach lighting.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 52 metres above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) WNW of BGI.
