Nonstop flight route between Yagoua, Cameroon and Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yagoua Airport (GXX), Yagoua, Cameroon and Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU), Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,870 miles (or 4,619 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 Yagoua Airport and Cottbus-Drewitz 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 Yagoua Airport and Cottbus-Drewitz Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GXX / FKKJ |
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Location: | Yagoua, Cameroon |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°21'23"N by 15°14'15"E |
Area Served: | Yagoua |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1070 feet (326 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GXX |
More Information: | GXX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBU / EDCD |
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Location: | Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°53'21"N by 14°31'54"E |
Area Served: | Cottbus |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Süd- Brandenburg-Cottbus GmbH |
Airport Type: | Civilian |
Elevation: | 276 feet (84 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBU |
More Information: | CBU Maps & Info |
Facts about Yagoua Airport (GXX):
- Yagoua Airport (GXX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Yagoua Airport", another name for GXX is "Yagoua Airport (Yagoua)".
- The closest airport to Yagoua Airport (GXX) is Bongor Airport (OGR), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ESE of GXX.
- The furthest airport from Yagoua Airport (GXX) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Yagoua Airport (meaning Yagoua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,181 miles (19,603 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
Facts about Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU):
- Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) has 2 runways.
- During World War II Cottbus-Drewitz Airport was used by the Luftwaffe and from 1956 by the National People's Army.
- In late May 2012, a grass strip at the airport was used to conduct unpaved runway trials of the Airbus A400M military airlifter.
- Because of Cottbus-Drewitz Airport's relatively low elevation of 276 feet, planes can take off or land at Cottbus-Drewitz 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.
- The furthest airport from Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,683 miles (18,801 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Cottbus-Drewitz Airport (CBU) is Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF), which is located 55 miles (88 kilometers) NW of CBU.
- Upon German reunification in 1990, the Luftwaffe officially took over the airport once again but after 1993, the airport's new owners, Flughafen Süd-Brandenburg-Cottbus GmbH, had opened it up for civilian use.
- In addition to being known as "Cottbus-Drewitz Airport", other names for CBU include "Flugplatz Cottbus-Drewitz" and "Cottbus- Drewitz Airport".