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YOL to COO: distance & flight time
Yola (Yola Airport) → Cotonou (Cadjehoun Airport)
716 mi
1,153 km · 622 nm
2h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
716 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 1m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YOL — Yola Airport · Yola, Nigeria
- COO — Cadjehoun Airport · Cotonou, Benin
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near YOL
- GOU · Garoua International Airport64 mi away
- GMO · Gombe Lawanti International Airport127 mi away
- MVR · Salak Airport149 mi away
Near COO
- LOS · Murtala Muhammed International Airport66 mi away
- LFW · Lomé-Tokoin Airport79 mi away
- IBA · Ibadan Airport130 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YOL from COO?
The flight distance from Yola (YOL) to Cotonou (COO) is 716 miles (1,153 km, 622 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YOL to COO?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 1m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YOL to COO?
Nonstop service on YOL–COO depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 1m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YOL to COO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YOL–COO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YOL to COO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YOL–COO tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.