Nonstop flight route between Maroua, Far North Region, Cameroon and Gander, Newfoundland, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Salak Airport (MVR), Maroua, Far North Region, Cameroon and Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,718 miles (or 7,592 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 Salak Airport and Gander 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 Salak Airport and Gander 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: | MVR / FKKL |
Airport Name: | Salak Airport |
Location: | Maroua, Far North Region, Cameroon |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°27'5"N by 14°15'25"E |
Area Served: | Maroua |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1390 feet (424 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MVR |
More Information: | MVR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQX / CYQX |
Airport Name: | Gander International Airport |
Location: | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°56'12"N by 54°34'5"W |
Area Served: | Gander, Newfoundland |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 496 feet (151 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQX |
More Information: | YQX Maps & Info |
Facts about Salak Airport (MVR):
- The furthest airport from Salak Airport (MVR) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Salak Airport (meaning Salak Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,114 miles (19,496 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- Salak Airport (MVR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Salak Airport (MVR) is Kaélé Airport (KLE), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SSE of MVR.
Facts about Gander International Airport (YQX):
- The furthest airport from Gander International Airport (YQX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Gander International Airport (YQX) is St. John's International Airport (YYT), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) SE of YQX.
- Gander International Airport is located in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and is operated by the Gander International Airport Authority.
- Because of Gander International Airport's relatively low elevation of 496 feet, planes can take off or land at Gander 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.
- In March 2010, Sun Country Airlines announced that it would use Gander as a refueling stop for its new summer 2010 service between Minneapolis and London Stansted Airport and for its summer 2011 service between Minneapolis and London Gatwick Airport.
- Gander International Airport (YQX) has 2 runways.
- The Royal Canadian Navy also established Naval Radio Station Gander at the airfield, using the station as a listening post to detect the transmissions and location of enemy submarines and warships.
- Construction of the airport began in 1936 and it was opened in 1938, with its first landing on January 11 of that year, by Captain Douglas Fraser flying a Fox Moth of Imperial Airways.
- With the advent of jets with longer range in the 1960s most flights no longer needed to refuel.