Nonstop flight route between Bafoussam, Cameroon and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:
Departure Airport:
(5°32'12"N by 10°21'15"E)
Arrival Airport:
(19°53'59"N by 75°9'0"W)
Distance from BFX to NBW:
5,797.19 miles (9,329.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bafoussam Airport (BFX), Bafoussam, Cameroon and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,797 miles (or 9,330 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 Bafoussam Airport and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, 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 Bafoussam Airport and United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NBW / KNBW |
| Airport Name: | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay |
| Location: | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°53'59"N by 75°9'0"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from NBW |
| More Information: | NBW Maps & Info |
Facts about Bafoussam Airport (BFX):
- Bafoussam Airport (BFX) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Bafoussam Airport (BFX) is Dschang Airport (DSC), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) WSW of BFX.
Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):
- In 2005, the Navy completed a $12 million wind project erecting four wind turbines capable of supplying about a quarter of the base's peak power needs, reducing diesel fuel usage and pollution from the existing diesel generators, while saving $1.2 million in annual energy costs.
- During the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, the families of military personnel were evacuated from the base.
- The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.
- The Migrant Operations Center on Guantanamo typically keeps fewer than 30 people interdicted at sea in the Caribbean region.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.81 miles (20.62 km) N | Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO) | Guantánamo, Cuba | |
| 2 | 44.79 miles (72.08 km) W | Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) | Santiago, Cuba | |
| 3 | 52.71 miles (84.83 km) NE | Gustavo Rizo Airport (BCA) | Baracoa, Cuba | |
| 4 | 54.14 miles (87.13 km) NNE | Orestes Acosta Airport (MOA) | Moa, Cuba | |
| 5 | 59.83 miles (96.29 km) NNW | Nicaro Airport (ICR) | Nicaro, Cuba | |
| 6 | 66.35 miles (106.78 km) NNW | Preston Airport (PST) | Guatemala, Cuba | |
| 7 | 97.16 miles (156.36 km) NW | Frank País International Airport (HOG) | Holguín, Cuba | |
| 8 | 101.42 miles (163.21 km) WNW | Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM) | Bayamo, Cuba | |
| 9 | 106.71 miles (171.73 km) SE | Jérémie Airport (JEE) | Jérémie, Haiti | |
| 10 | 121.39 miles (195.36 km) NE | Inagua Airport (IGA) | Matthew Town, Great Inagua Island, Bahamas | |
| 11 | 128.51 miles (206.81 km) WNW | Sierra Maestra Airport (MZO) | Manzanillo, Cuba | |
| 12 | 143.43 miles (230.82 km) SE | Antoine Simon airport (CYA) | Les Cayes, Haiti | |
| 13 | 148.29 miles (238.64 km) SW | Ken Jones Aerodrome (POT) | Port Antonio, Jamaica | |
| 14 | 157.40 miles (253.31 km) SW | Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) | Ocho Rios, Jamaica | |
| 15 | 162.02 miles (260.74 km) NNW | Duncan Town Airport (DCT) | Duncan Town, Ragged Island, Bahamas | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,819.80 miles (19,022.08 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,781.51 miles (18,960.46 km) S | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,776.74 miles (18,952.78 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,750.08 miles (18,909.87 km) W | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,744.36 miles (18,900.66 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,683.89 miles (18,803.35 km) SE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,662.32 miles (18,768.63 km) W | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,635.09 miles (18,724.82 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,593.32 miles (18,657.59 km) W | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,588.91 miles (18,650.49 km) WSW | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,578.12 miles (18,633.13 km) WSW | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,576.45 miles (18,630.44 km) WSW | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,564.20 miles (18,610.73 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,543.82 miles (18,577.93 km) SSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,542.79 miles (18,576.27 km) W | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |