Nonstop flight route between Siena, Italy and Benin City, Nigeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY), Siena, Italy and Benin Airport (BNI), Benin City, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,575 miles (or 4,145 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 Siena-Ampugnano Airport and Benin 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 Siena-Ampugnano Airport and Benin Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAY / LIQS |
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Location: | Siena, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°15'23"N by 11°15'18"E |
Area Served: | Siena, Tuscany, Italy |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroporto di Siena S.p.A. |
Airport Type: | Military / Public |
Elevation: | 634 feet (193 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SAY |
More Information: | SAY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNI / DNBE |
Airport Name: | Benin Airport |
Location: | Benin City, Nigeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°19'0"N by 5°35'57"E |
Area Served: | Benin City, Nigeria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 258 feet (79 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BNI |
More Information: | BNI Maps & Info |
Facts about Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY):
- Siena-Ampugnano Airport handled 3,745 passengers last year.
- Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) is Grosseto Airport (GRS), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) SSW of SAY.
- The site has recently been proposed for a new international airport capable of handling 4 million passengers a year by 2020.
- Because of Siena-Ampugnano Airport's relatively low elevation of 634 feet, planes can take off or land at Siena-Ampugnano 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 "Siena-Ampugnano Airport", other names for SAY include "Aeroporto di Siena-Ampugnano" and "Siena-Ampugnano".
- The furthest airport from Siena-Ampugnano Airport (SAY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Siena-Ampugnano Airport (meaning Siena-Ampugnano Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,049 miles (19,391 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Benin Airport (BNI):
- Because of Benin Airport's relatively low elevation of 258 feet, planes can take off or land at Benin 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.
- Benin Airport handled 308,741 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Benin Airport (BNI) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Benin Airport (meaning Benin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,129 miles (19,520 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Benin Airport (BNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Benin Airport (BNI) is Akure Airport (AKR), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) NNW of BNI.