Nonstop flight route between Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States and Kribi, Cameroon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Huntsville International Airport (HSV), Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States and Kribi Airport (KBI), Kribi, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,488 miles (or 10,442 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 Huntsville International Airport and Kribi 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 Huntsville International Airport and Kribi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HSV / KHSV |
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Location: | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°38'13"N by 86°46'30"W |
Area Served: | Huntsville, Alabama |
Operator/Owner: | Huntsville / Madison County Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 629 feet (192 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HSV |
More Information: | HSV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBI / FKKB |
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Location: | Kribi, Cameroon |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°52'27"N by 9°58'37"E |
Area Served: | Kribi |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KBI |
More Information: | KBI Maps & Info |
Facts about Huntsville International Airport (HSV):
- In June 1967 Eastern Airlines introduced "The Space Corridor" linking Huntsville with aerospace centers in St.
- Because of Huntsville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 629 feet, planes can take off or land at Huntsville 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.
- Huntsville International Airport covers 6,000 acres at an elevation of 629 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Huntsville International Airport", another name for HSV is "Carl T. Jones Field".
- Huntsville International Airport is a public airport ten miles southwest of downtown Huntsville, in Madison County, Alabama, United States.
- The closest airport to Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) ENE of HSV.
- Huntsville International Airport (HSV) has 2 runways.
- Service to Atlanta hit a high point in early 1985 when 17 nonstops a day flew HSV to ATL on four airlines, three flying "main line" jets on the route.
- The furthest airport from Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,189 miles (18,008 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Kribi Airport (KBI):
- The closest airport to Kribi Airport (KBI) is Bata Airport (BSG), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) S of KBI.
- Because of Kribi Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Kribi 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.
- Kribi Airport (KBI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kribi Airport", another name for KBI is "Kribi Airport (Kribi)".
- The furthest airport from Kribi Airport (KBI) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Kribi Airport (meaning Kribi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,828 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.