Nonstop flight route between Penticton, British Columbia, Canada and Kano, Nigeria:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Penticton Regional Airport (YYF), Penticton, British Columbia, Canada and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN), Kano, Nigeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,153 miles (or 11,511 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 Penticton Regional Airport and Mallam Aminu Kano International 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 Penticton Regional Airport and Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Penticton Regional Airport (YYF):

• The furthest airport from Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,601 miles (17,060 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) is Kelowna International Airport (YLW), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of YYF.
• Penticton Regional Airport handled 80,000 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Penticton Regional Airport", another name for YYF is "Penticton Airport".
• Penticton Regional Airport (YYF) currently has only 1 runway.
• Trans-Canada Air Lines, now known as Air Canada, and Canadian Pacific Air Lines served Penticton after World War II.
• On December 22, 1950, a Douglas C-47 aircraft operated by Canadian Pacific Air Lines from Vancouver crashed into Okanagan Mountain, some 26 kilometres north of Penticton.
• Initial examination for the construction of what would become Penticton Regional Airport began in 1937, at two locations.
• Penticton Regional Airport, also known as Penticton Airport, is a regional airport located 1.8 nautical miles southwest of Penticton, British Columbia, a city in the Okanagan region of Canada.
• Kelowna International Airport—an international airport operated in nearby city Kelowna—has had an impact on this airport, since they both share the same catchment area.
• Controversy has occurred over airport ownership before.

Facts about Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN):

• The closest airport to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) is Zaria Airport (ZAR), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) SW of KAN.
• The furthest airport from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) is Fagali'i Airport (FGI), which is nearly antipodal to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (meaning Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fagali'i Airport), and is located 12,311 miles (19,813 kilometers) away in Apia, Samoa.
• The bulk of international flights cater for the large Lebanese community in Kano and Muslim pilgrimages to Mecca.
• Construction of a new domestic terminal, adjacent to the main terminal building, started in the beginning of the 21st century.
• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (KAN) has 2 runways.
• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport handled 341,367 passengers last year.