Nonstop flight route between Port Angeles, Washington, United States and Bafoussam, Cameroon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CGAS Port Angeles (NOW), Port Angeles, Washington, United States and Bafoussam Airport (BFX), Bafoussam, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,794 miles (or 12,543 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 CGAS Port Angeles and Bafoussam 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 CGAS Port Angeles and Bafoussam Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NOW / KNOW |
Airport Name: | CGAS Port Angeles |
Location: | Port Angeles, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°8'26"N by 123°24'38"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from NOW |
More Information: | NOW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFX / FKKU |
Airport Name: | Bafoussam Airport |
Location: | Bafoussam, Cameroon |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°32'12"N by 10°21'15"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4347 feet (1,325 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFX |
More Information: | BFX Maps & Info |
Facts about CGAS Port Angeles (NOW):
- US Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles is located at the end of the Ediz Hook peninsula in Port Angeles, Washington, above the Olympic National Park.
- Its general operational area is the central and eastern parts of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, from Pillar Point to the south of Whidbey Island.
- The furthest airport from CGAS Port Angeles (NOW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,757 miles (17,311 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to CGAS Port Angeles (NOW) is William R. Fairchild International AirportPort Angeles Army Airfield (CLM), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) WSW of NOW.
- Because of CGAS Port Angeles's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at CGAS Port Angeles 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 Bafoussam Airport (BFX):
- The furthest airport from Bafoussam Airport (BFX) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Bafoussam Airport (meaning Bafoussam Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Bafoussam Airport (BFX) is Dschang Airport (DSC), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) WSW of BFX.
- Because of Bafoussam Airport's high elevation of 4,347 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BFX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BFX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Bafoussam Airport (BFX) currently has only 1 runway.