Nonstop flight route between Fort Worth, Texas, United States and Yaoundé, Cameroon:
Departure Airport:
(32°59'16"N by 97°19'8"W)
Arrival Airport:
(3°50'9"N by 11°31'23"E)
Distance from AFW to YAO:
7,152.87 miles (11,511.39 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW), Fort Worth, Texas, United States and Yaoundé Airport (YAO), Yaoundé, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,153 miles (or 11,511 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 Fort Worth Alliance Airport and Yaoundé 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 Fort Worth Alliance Airport and Yaoundé Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFW / KAFW |
| Airport Name: | Fort Worth Alliance Airport |
| Location: | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°59'16"N by 97°19'8"W |
| Area Served: | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Fort Worth |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 722 feet (220 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AFW |
| More Information: | AFW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAO / FKKY |
| Airport Name: | Yaoundé Airport |
| Location: | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°50'9"N by 11°31'23"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Cameroon Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 2464 feet (751 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YAO |
| More Information: | YAO Maps & Info |
Facts about Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW):
- Because of Fort Worth Alliance Airport's relatively low elevation of 722 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Worth Alliance 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 Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,936 miles (17,600 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Besides general aviation services, the airport serves as a maintenance hub for Fedex Express aircraft, and can serve as an auxiliary cargo-handling destination relieving FedEx's primary Dallas-area hub at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
- The closest airport to Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) is Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of AFW.
- Alliance filled-in for Los Angeles International Airport during the filming of the short-lived 2004 TV drama LAX.
- Billed as the world's first purely industrial airport, it was developed in a joint venture between the City of Fort Worth, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Hillwood Development Company, a real estate development company owned by Ross Perot, Jr.
- Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) has 2 runways.
Facts about Yaoundé Airport (YAO):
- The closest airport to Yaoundé Airport (YAO) is Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of YAO.
- The furthest airport from Yaoundé Airport (YAO) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Yaoundé Airport (meaning Yaoundé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,202 miles (19,638 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Yaoundé Airport (YAO) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.88 miles (19.12 km) SSW | Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW) | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 16.70 miles (26.88 km) SSW | Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH) | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 17.45 miles (28.09 km) ESE | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) | Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 28.00 miles (45.06 km) E | Addison Airport (ADS) | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 28.79 miles (46.33 km) ESE | Dallas Love Field (DAL) | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 33.67 miles (54.19 km) SE | Dallas Executive Airport (RBD) | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 45.31 miles (72.92 km) WSW | Mineral Wells Airport (MWL) | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 46.39 miles (74.65 km) N | Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE) | Gainesville, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 62.50 miles (100.58 km) NE | North Texas Regional Airport (PNX) | Sherman/Denison, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 64.00 miles (103.00 km) ESE | Terrell Municipal Airport (TRL) | Terrell, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 72.83 miles (117.21 km) E | Majors Airport (GVT) | Greenville, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 80.88 miles (130.17 km) N | Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport (AHD) | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 13 | 84.78 miles (136.44 km) NE | Eaker Field (DUA) | Durant, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 14 | 85.21 miles (137.13 km) SE | C. David Campbell Field (CRS) | Corsicana, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 87.27 miles (140.45 km) WNW | Olney Municipal Airport (ONY) | Olney, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,936.07 miles (17,599.86 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,743.97 miles (17,290.70 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,673.62 miles (17,177.48 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,585.12 miles (17,035.06 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,574.72 miles (17,018.32 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,574.30 miles (17,017.65 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 7 | 10,555.45 miles (16,987.31 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,536.67 miles (16,957.08 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,531.03 miles (16,948.01 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,528.57 miles (16,944.05 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,525.95 miles (16,939.83 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,523.41 miles (16,935.74 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,521.88 miles (16,933.29 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,518.48 miles (16,927.81 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,510.13 miles (16,914.38 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.12 miles (13.06 km) SSE | Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 2 | 70.25 miles (113.06 km) SSW | Ebolowa Airport (EBW) | Ebolowa, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 121.66 miles (195.79 km) S | Bitam Airport (BMM) | Bitam, Gabon | |
| 4 | 124.90 miles (201.00 km) W | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| 5 | 125.65 miles (202.22 km) WSW | Kribi Airport (KBI) | Kribi, Cameroon | |
| 6 | 135.32 miles (217.77 km) NNW | Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) | Foumban, Cameroon | |
| 7 | 135.32 miles (217.77 km) NNW | Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) | Koutaba, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 142.42 miles (229.21 km) NW | Bafoussam Airport (BFX) | Bafoussam, Cameroon | |
| 9 | 149.80 miles (241.08 km) NW | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 10 | 159.59 miles (256.83 km) ENE | Bertoua Airport (BTA) | Bertoua, Cameroon | |
| 11 | 160.61 miles (258.48 km) W | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 12 | 175.38 miles (282.24 km) NW | Bali Airport (BAJ) | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 175.38 miles (282.24 km) NW | Bali Airport (BLC) | Bali, Cameroon | |
| 14 | 178.44 miles (287.18 km) SW | Bata Airport (BSG) | Bata, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 15 | 180.19 miles (289.98 km) NNW | Bamenda Airport (BPC) | Bamenda, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,202.21 miles (19,637.51 km) ESE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,753.46 miles (18,915.31 km) SW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,717.19 miles (18,856.94 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,716.71 miles (18,856.18 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 5 | 11,715.26 miles (18,853.83 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,711.20 miles (18,847.31 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,710.09 miles (18,845.51 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,705.53 miles (18,838.17 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,705.39 miles (18,837.94 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,699.50 miles (18,828.47 km) SSE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,598.72 miles (18,666.28 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 11,569.50 miles (18,619.25 km) WSW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 13 | 11,530.43 miles (18,556.38 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 14 | 11,491.34 miles (18,493.47 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,461.81 miles (18,445.94 km) SE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |