Nonstop flight route between Parakou, Benin and Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Parakou Airport (PKO), Parakou, Benin and Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (YDC), Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,786 miles (or 10,921 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 Drayton Valley Industrial 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 Drayton Valley Industrial 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: | YDC / | 
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| Location: | Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°15'56"N by 114°57'37"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Drayton Valley | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2776 feet (846 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YDC | 
| More Information: | YDC Maps & Info | 
Facts about Parakou Airport (PKO):
- 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Parakou Airport", another name for PKO is "Parakou Airport (Parakou)".
 
Facts about Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (YDC):
- Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (YDC) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Drayton Valley Industrial Airport", another name for YDC is "CER3".
 - The furthest airport from Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (YDC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,273 miles (16,533 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
 - The closest airport to Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (YDC) is Edmonton International Airport (YEG), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) E of YDC.
 
