Nonstop flight route between Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Bafoussam, Cameroon:
Departure Airport:
(52°21'47"N by 0°13'22"W)
Arrival Airport:
(5°32'12"N by 10°21'15"E)
Distance from AYH to BFX:
3,291.10 miles (5,296.51 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom and Bafoussam Airport (BFX), Bafoussam, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,291 miles (or 5,297 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 RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 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 RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 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: | AYH / EGWZ |
| Airport Name: | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 |
| Location: | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'47"N by 0°13'22"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from AYH |
| More Information: | AYH 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 RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):
- The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
- Operations from Alconbury with No.
- RAF Alconbury is about 0.308 sq mi in area.
- The furthest airport from RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In September 1939, RAF Upwood squadrons were given operational training roles and Alconbury became RAF Wyton's satellite under No.
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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Bafoussam Airport (BFX) is Dschang Airport (DSC), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) WSW of BFX.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.06 miles (32.28 km) ESE | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 24.08 miles (38.75 km) SE | Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) | Duxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 24.36 miles (39.21 km) W | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 29.69 miles (47.78 km) E | RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 31.05 miles (49.97 km) NW | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 31.88 miles (51.31 km) SW | Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 33.02 miles (53.13 km) E | RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 34.32 miles (55.23 km) S | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 38.02 miles (61.19 km) ENE | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 38.33 miles (61.69 km) SSE | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 40.96 miles (65.92 km) SE | MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) | Braintree, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 41.30 miles (66.47 km) S | Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF) | Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 42.05 miles (67.67 km) E | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 50.48 miles (81.23 km) N | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 53.03 miles (85.34 km) W | Coventry Airport (CVT) | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,821.01 miles (19,024.03 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,817.21 miles (19,017.90 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,793.45 miles (18,979.67 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,790.92 miles (18,975.60 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,778.61 miles (18,955.80 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,756.29 miles (18,919.86 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,753.65 miles (18,915.62 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,747.00 miles (18,904.92 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,738.73 miles (18,891.61 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,723.60 miles (18,867.25 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,723.53 miles (18,867.14 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,703.72 miles (18,835.27 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,695.88 miles (18,822.65 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,692.53 miles (18,817.25 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,679.24 miles (18,795.87 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.65 miles (33.23 km) WSW | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 2 | 28.12 miles (45.26 km) ENE | Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) | Foumban, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 28.12 miles (45.26 km) ENE | Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) | Koutaba, Cameroon | |
| 4 | 33.16 miles (53.37 km) NW | Bali Airport (BAJ) | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea | |
| 5 | 33.16 miles (53.37 km) NW | Bali Airport (BLC) | Bali, Cameroon | |
| 6 | 38.21 miles (61.49 km) NNW | Bamenda Airport (BPC) | Bamenda, Cameroon | |
| 7 | 73.03 miles (117.54 km) W | Mamfe Airport (MMF) | Mamfe, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 114.45 miles (184.19 km) SSW | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| 9 | 131.71 miles (211.97 km) SW | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 10 | 142.42 miles (229.21 km) SE | Yaoundé Airport (YAO) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 11 | 143.45 miles (230.87 km) WSW | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 150.09 miles (241.55 km) SSE | Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 13 | 161.78 miles (260.35 km) WSW | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 14 | 167.33 miles (269.29 km) SW | Malabo International Airport (SSG) | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 15 | 185.78 miles (298.98 km) S | Kribi Airport (KBI) | Kribi, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,198.67 miles (19,631.80 km) SE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,850.00 miles (19,070.67 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 3 | 11,845.07 miles (19,062.75 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,842.62 miles (19,058.80 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,841.68 miles (19,057.28 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,839.29 miles (19,053.45 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,836.92 miles (19,049.62 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 8 | 11,836.14 miles (19,048.37 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,828.49 miles (19,036.06 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,757.25 miles (18,921.41 km) WSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 11 | 11,740.69 miles (18,894.77 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 11,644.39 miles (18,739.77 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 13 | 11,633.37 miles (18,722.05 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,602.96 miles (18,673.10 km) SE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 15 | 11,500.85 miles (18,508.79 km) S | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |