Nonstop flight route between Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States and Yagoua, Cameroon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between United States Air Force Academy (AFF), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States and Yagoua Airport (GXX), Yagoua, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,302 miles (or 11,751 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 United States Air Force Academy and Yagoua 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 United States Air Force Academy and Yagoua Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFF / KAFF |
Airport Name: | United States Air Force Academy |
Location: | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°59'25"N by 104°51'29"W |
View all routes: | Routes from AFF |
More Information: | AFF Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about United States Air Force Academy (AFF):
- The furthest airport from United States Air Force Academy (AFF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,934 miles (17,596 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to United States Air Force Academy (AFF) is City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) SSE of AFF.
- Many displays around the Cadet Area commemorate heroes and air power pioneers, and serve as an inspiration to cadets.
- Cadets are considered the "guardians and stewards" of the Code.
- The buildings in the Cadet Area were designed in a distinct, modernist style, and make extensive use of aluminum on building exteriors, suggesting the outer skin of aircraft or spacecraft.
- Many Academy graduates of this era served with distinction in the Vietnam War.
- Support for an air academy got a boost with the National Security Act of 1947, which provided for the establishment of a separate Air Force within the United States military.
Facts about Yagoua Airport (GXX):
- Yagoua Airport (GXX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Yagoua Airport (GXX) is Bongor Airport (OGR), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ESE of GXX.
- In addition to being known as "Yagoua Airport", another name for GXX is "Yagoua Airport (Yagoua)".