Nonstop flight route between Foumban, Cameroon and Mirabel (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM), Foumban, Cameroon and Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX), Mirabel (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,689 miles (or 9,155 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 Foumban Nkounja Airport and Montréal–Mirabel 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 Foumban Nkounja Airport and Montréal–Mirabel International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOM / FKKM |
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Location: | Foumban, 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 FOM |
More Information: | FOM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YMX / CYMX |
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Location: | Mirabel (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°40'46"N by 74°2'18"W |
Area Served: | Montreal, Quebec |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 271 feet (83 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YMX |
More Information: | YMX Maps & Info |
Facts about Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM):
- In addition to being known as "Foumban Nkounja Airport", another name for FOM is "FOM / KOB".
- Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) is Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of FOM.
- The furthest airport from Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) 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.
Facts about Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX):
- Mirabel was designed to be eventually expanded to six runways and six terminal buildings, with a separate STOLport also planned.
- In addition to being known as "Montréal–Mirabel International Airport", another name for YMX is "Aéroport international Montréal–Mirabel".
- Today, Montréal–Mirabel International Airport is used almost exclusively for cargo flights, with passenger operations having ceased on October 31, 2004, twenty-nine years after the airport's opening and many years of limited, primarily charter service.
- The C$716 million expansion of Dorval from 2000–2005 gave it the ability to serve 20 million passengers a year, ironically accomplishing one of the goals that was to be met with the construction of Mirabel.
- The federal government proposed that the airport should be located at Vaudreuil-Dorion.
- In December 2006, in a move he called "correcting a historical injustice," Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the return of 4,450 hectares of farmland expropriated to build Mirabel airport.
- Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) is Cartierville Airport (YCV), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SE of YMX.
- The furthest airport from Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,493 miles (18,495 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Montréal–Mirabel International Airport's relatively low elevation of 271 feet, planes can take off or land at Montréal–Mirabel International 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.