Nonstop flight route between Limbe, Cameroon and Skagway, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Limbe Airport (VCC), Limbe, Cameroon and Skagway Airport (SGY), Skagway, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,644 miles (or 12,302 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 Limbe Airport and Skagway 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 Limbe Airport and Skagway Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VCC / |
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Location: | Limbe, Cameroon |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°0'59"N by 9°12'1"E |
Area Served: | Limbe |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 381 feet (116 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from VCC |
More Information: | VCC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGY / PAGY |
Airport Name: | Skagway Airport |
Location: | Skagway, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°27'36"N by 135°18'56"W |
Area Served: | Skagway, Alaska |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 44 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SGY |
More Information: | SGY Maps & Info |
Facts about Limbe Airport (VCC):
- In addition to being known as "Limbe Airport", another name for VCC is "Limbe Airport (Limbe)".
- The closest airport to Limbe Airport (VCC) is Douala International Airport (DLA), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of VCC.
- Because of Limbe Airport's relatively low elevation of 381 feet, planes can take off or land at Limbe 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 Limbe Airport (VCC) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Limbe Airport (meaning Limbe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,330 miles (19,844 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Skagway Airport (SGY):
- Skagway Airport has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,550 by 75 feet.
- Skagway Airport is a state-owned public-use airport in the city of Skagway, Alaska.
- The closest airport to Skagway Airport (SGY) is Haines Airport (HNS), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SSW of SGY.
- Because of Skagway Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Skagway 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 Skagway Airport (SGY) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,474 miles (16,857 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Skagway Airport (SGY) currently has only 1 runway.