Nonstop flight route between Westhampton Beach, New York, United States and Batouri, Cameroon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK), Westhampton Beach, New York, United States and Batouri Airport (OUR), Batouri, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,859 miles (or 9,430 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 Francis S. Gabreski Airport and Batouri 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 Francis S. Gabreski Airport and Batouri Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOK / KFOK |
Airport Name: | Francis S. Gabreski Airport |
Location: | Westhampton Beach, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°50'36"N by 72°37'54"W |
Area Served: | Westhampton Beach, New York |
Operator/Owner: | County of Suffolk |
Airport Type: | Public / Military (ANG) |
Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from FOK |
More Information: | FOK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OUR / FKKI |
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Location: | Batouri, Cameroon |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°28'38"N by 14°21'47"E |
Area Served: | Batouri |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2152 feet (656 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OUR |
More Information: | OUR Maps & Info |
Facts about Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK):
- The closest airport to Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) is Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WNW of FOK.
- Suffolk County AFB was also the main support base for the Suffolk County Missile Annex, a nearby USAF CIM-10 Bomarc surface-to-air missile launch complex for the defense of the New York City metropolitan area under the control of a missile launch control center at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey.
- The furthest airport from Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,798 miles (18,988 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Renamed when the United States Air Force reclaimed the airport in 1951, Suffolk County Air Force Base was part of the Eastern Air Defense Force's defense of the New York City metropolitan area.
- Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK) has 3 runways.
- Gabreski Airport covers an area of 1,451 acres which contains three paved runways.
- Known as Suffolk County Air Force Base until 1969, then Suffolk County Airport until 1991, when it was renamed in honor of Colonel Francis S.
- Because of Francis S. Gabreski Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Francis S. Gabreski 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.
Facts about Batouri Airport (OUR):
- Batouri Airport (OUR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Batouri Airport (OUR) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Batouri Airport (meaning Batouri Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,002 miles (19,315 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Batouri Airport (OUR) is Bertoua Airport (BTA), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) W of OUR.
- In addition to being known as "Batouri Airport", another name for OUR is "Batouri Airport (Batouri)".