Nonstop flight route between Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States and Jos, Nigeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pine Ridge Airport (XPR), Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States and Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS), Jos, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,808 miles (or 10,957 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 Pine Ridge Airport and Yakubu Gowon 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 Pine Ridge Airport and Yakubu Gowon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XPR / KIEN |
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Location: | Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°1'21"N by 102°30'39"W |
Area Served: | Pine Ridge, South Dakota |
Operator/Owner: | Oglala Sioux Tribe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3333 feet (1,016 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from XPR |
More Information: | XPR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JOS / DNJO |
Airport Name: | Yakubu Gowon Airport |
Location: | Jos, Nigeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°38'22"N by 8°52'8"E |
Area Served: | Jos, Nigeria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4232 feet (1,290 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JOS |
More Information: | JOS Maps & Info |
Facts about Pine Ridge Airport (XPR):
- In addition to being known as "Pine Ridge Airport", another name for XPR is "IEN".
- Pine Ridge Airport (XPR) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Pine Ridge Airport (XPR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,632 miles (17,111 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Pine Ridge Airport (XPR) is Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WSW of XPR.
Facts about Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS):
- The furthest airport from Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) is Asau Airport (AAU), which is nearly antipodal to Yakubu Gowon Airport (meaning Yakubu Gowon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Asau Airport), and is located 12,151 miles (19,555 kilometers) away in Asau, Samoa.
- Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Yakubu Gowon Airport's high elevation of 4,232 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at JOS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make JOS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) is Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) WSW of JOS.