Nonstop flight route between Parakou, Benin and South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from PKO to XSC:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- PKO Airport Information
- XSC Airport Information
- Facts about PKO
- Facts about XSC
- Map of Nearest Airports to PKO
- List of Nearest Airports to PKO
- Map of Furthest Airports from PKO
- List of Furthest Airports from PKO
- Map of Nearest Airports to XSC
- List of Nearest Airports to XSC
- Map of Furthest Airports from XSC
- List of Furthest Airports from XSC
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Parakou Airport (PKO), Parakou, Benin and South Caicos Airport (XSC), South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,968 miles (or 7,996 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 South Caicos 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 South Caicos 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 |
Airport Names: |
|
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: | XSC / MBSC |
Airport Name: | South Caicos Airport |
Location: | South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°30'56"N by 71°31'42"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XSC |
More Information: | XSC Maps & Info |
Facts about Parakou Airport (PKO):
- 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.
- Parakou Airport (PKO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Parakou Airport", another name for PKO is "Parakou Airport (Parakou)".
Facts about South Caicos Airport (XSC):
- The closest airport to South Caicos Airport (XSC) is JAGS McCartney International Airport (GDT), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) E of XSC.
- The furthest airport from South Caicos Airport (XSC) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to South Caicos Airport (meaning South Caicos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,073 miles (19,430 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- South Caicos Airport (XSC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of South Caicos Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at South Caicos 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.