Nonstop flight route between Parakou, Benin and Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas:
Departure Airport:
(9°21'25"N by 2°36'33"E)
Arrival Airport:
(20°58'30"N by 73°40'0"W)
Distance from PKO to IGA:
5,108.22 miles (8,220.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Parakou Airport (PKO), Parakou, Benin and Inagua Airport (IGA), Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,108 miles (or 8,221 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 Inagua 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 Inagua 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: | IGA / MYIG |
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| Location: | Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°58'30"N by 73°40'0"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IGA |
| More Information: | IGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Parakou Airport (PKO):
- In addition to being known as "Parakou Airport", another name for PKO is "Parakou Airport (Parakou)".
- Parakou Airport (PKO) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 Inagua Airport (IGA):
- Because of Inagua Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Inagua 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 Inagua Airport (IGA) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,931 miles (19,201 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- Inagua Airport (IGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Inagua Airport (IGA) is Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) SW of IGA.
- In addition to being known as "Inagua Airport", another name for IGA is "Matthew Town Airport".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 70.14 miles (112.89 km) WNW | Djougou Airport (DJA) | Djougou, Benin |     |
| 2 | 93.03 miles (149.72 km) S | Savé Airport (SVF) | Savé, Benin | |
| 3 | 107.18 miles (172.49 km) WNW | Niamtougou International Airport (LRL) | Niamtougou, Togo | |
| 4 | 110.41 miles (177.69 km) NW | Boundétingou Airport (NAE) | Natitingou, Benin | |
| 5 | 125.57 miles (202.09 km) N | Kandi Airport (KDC) | Kandi, Benin | |
| 6 | 143.42 miles (230.82 km) ESE | Ilorin International Airport (ILR) | Ilorin, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 166.60 miles (268.12 km) SE | Ibadan Airport (IBA) | Ibadan, Nigeria | |
| 8 | 172.68 miles (277.90 km) NNW | Arly Airport (ARL) | Arly, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 184.59 miles (297.07 km) NW | Pama Airport (XPA) | Pama, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 194.99 miles (313.80 km) NNW | Diapaga Airport (DIP) | Diapaga, Burkina Faso | |
| 11 | 198.15 miles (318.89 km) SSE | Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS) | Lagos, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 207.94 miles (334.64 km) S | Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport (COO) | Cotonou, Benin | |
| 13 | 227.66 miles (366.38 km) NNW | Kantchari Airport (XKA) | Kantchari, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 234.78 miles (377.85 km) SE | Akure Airport (AKR) | Akure, Nigeria | |
| 15 | 237.05 miles (381.50 km) W | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,196.87 miles (19,628.91 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 12,154.87 miles (19,561.31 km) SSW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 12,091.46 miles (19,459.27 km) S | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 4 | 12,005.37 miles (19,320.73 km) SW | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,991.35 miles (19,298.17 km) SSW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 6 | 11,975.88 miles (19,273.27 km) SW | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,959.16 miles (19,246.36 km) SW | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,944.47 miles (19,222.71 km) SW | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,898.55 miles (19,148.81 km) SSE | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,870.91 miles (19,104.33 km) SW | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,844.78 miles (19,062.27 km) SSE | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,842.78 miles (19,059.06 km) SSE | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,837.12 miles (19,049.96 km) SW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 14 | 11,823.64 miles (19,028.25 km) SE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,822.38 miles (19,026.23 km) SSE | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 68.68 miles (110.54 km) SW | Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA) | Baracoa, Cuba | |
| 2 | 84.05 miles (135.27 km) WSW | Orestes Acosta Airport (MOA) | Moa, Cuba | |
| 3 | 105.69 miles (170.10 km) ENE | Providenciales International Airport (PLS) | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 4 | 105.72 miles (170.13 km) NNE | Mayaguana Airport (MYG) | Abraham's Bay, Mayaguana, Bahamas | |
| 5 | 114.40 miles (184.11 km) WSW | Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO) | Guantánamo, Cuba | |
| 6 | 121.39 miles (195.36 km) SW | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba | |
| 7 | 122.01 miles (196.36 km) W | Nicaro Airport (ICR) | Nicaro, Cuba | |
| 8 | 126.72 miles (203.93 km) NNW | Colonel Hill Airport (CRI) | Colonel Hill, Crooked Island, Bahamas | |
| 9 | 128.29 miles (206.46 km) SE | Hugo Chávez International Airport (CAP) | Cap-Haïtien, Haiti | |
| 10 | 128.77 miles (207.24 km) ENE | North Caicos Airport (NCA) | North Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 11 | 129.58 miles (208.53 km) W | Preston Airport (PST) | Guatemala, Cuba | |
| 12 | 133.57 miles (214.96 km) ENE | Middle Caicos Airport (MDS) | Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 13 | 142.68 miles (229.62 km) ENE | South Caicos Airport (XSC) | South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands | |
| 14 | 156.56 miles (251.96 km) WNW | Duncan Town Airport (DCT) | Duncan Town, Ragged Island, Bahamas | |
| 15 | 156.61 miles (252.03 km) WSW | Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) | Santiago, Cuba | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,931.10 miles (19,201.19 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,897.58 miles (19,147.25 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,865.75 miles (19,096.02 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,851.36 miles (19,072.86 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,762.53 miles (18,929.91 km) W | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,755.71 miles (18,918.93 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,708.38 miles (18,842.76 km) S | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,699.68 miles (18,828.76 km) W | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,697.55 miles (18,825.33 km) W | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,690.71 miles (18,814.32 km) WSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,687.22 miles (18,808.72 km) WSW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,683.98 miles (18,803.49 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,662.32 miles (18,768.63 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,641.25 miles (18,734.72 km) W | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,626.35 miles (18,710.74 km) WSW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |