Nonstop flight route between Durango, Colorado, United States and Koutaba, Cameroon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO), Durango, Colorado, United States and Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB), Koutaba, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,505 miles (or 12,077 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 Durango–La Plata County Airport and Foumban Nkounja 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 Durango–La Plata County Airport and Foumban Nkounja Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRO / KDRO |
Airport Name: | Durango–La Plata County Airport |
Location: | Durango, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°9'5"N by 107°45'14"W |
Area Served: | Durango, Colorado |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6685 feet (2,038 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DRO |
More Information: | DRO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOB / FKKM |
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Location: | Koutaba, Cameroon |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°38'12"N by 10°45'2"E |
Area Served: | Foumban, Cameroon |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3966 feet (1,209 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KOB |
More Information: | KOB Maps & Info |
Facts about Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO):
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records say it had 134,386 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 148,077 in 2009 and 163,611 in 2010.
- Because of Durango–La Plata County Airport's high elevation of 6,685 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DRO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DRO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) is Animas Air Park (AMK), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of DRO.
- The furthest airport from Durango–La Plata County Airport (DRO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,121 miles (17,897 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Durango–La Plata County Airport is a city and county owned, public airport 12 miles southeast of Durango, in La Plata County, Colorado.
- The airport has three boarding gates, five plane stands, a pre-security restaurant and a gift shop.
Facts about Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB):
- Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Foumban Nkounja Airport (meaning Foumban Nkounja Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,176 miles (19,596 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Foumban Nkounja Airport", another name for KOB is "FOM / KOB".
- The closest airport to Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) is Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of KOB.