Nonstop flight route between Parakou, Benin and Rigolet, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Parakou Airport (PKO), Parakou, Benin and Rigolet Airport (YRG), Rigolet, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,541 miles (or 7,308 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 Rigolet 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 Rigolet 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: | 
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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: | YRG / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Rigolet, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°10'45"N by 58°27'25"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Newfoundland and Labrador | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 186 feet (57 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YRG | 
| More Information: | YRG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Parakou Airport (PKO):
- 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)".
- 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.
Facts about Rigolet Airport (YRG):
- The furthest airport from Rigolet Airport (YRG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,096 miles (17,856 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Rigolet Airport's relatively low elevation of 186 feet, planes can take off or land at Rigolet 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.
- In addition to being known as "Rigolet Airport", another name for YRG is "CCZ2".
- The closest airport to Rigolet Airport (YRG) is Cartwright Airport (YRF), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) ESE of YRG.
- Rigolet Airport (YRG) currently has only 1 runway.




