Nonstop flight route between Bamenda, Cameroon and Elmira/Big Flats, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bamenda Airport (BPC), Bamenda, Cameroon and Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM), Elmira/Big Flats, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,786 miles (or 9,312 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 Bamenda Airport and Elmira/Corning Regional 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 Bamenda Airport and Elmira/Corning Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BPC / FKKV |
Airport Name: | Bamenda Airport |
Location: | Bamenda, Cameroon |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°2'21"N by 10°7'21"E |
Area Served: | Bamenda, Cameroon |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4065 feet (1,239 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BPC |
More Information: | BPC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELM / KELM |
Airport Name: | Elmira/Corning Regional Airport |
Location: | Elmira/Big Flats, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°9'35"N by 76°53'30"W |
Area Served: | Elmira, New York, Corning, New York |
Operator/Owner: | County of Chemung |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 954 feet (291 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELM |
More Information: | ELM Maps & Info |
Facts about Bamenda Airport (BPC):
- Bamenda Airport (BPC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bamenda Airport (BPC) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Bamenda Airport (meaning Bamenda Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,178 miles (19,599 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Because of Bamenda Airport's high elevation of 4,065 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BPC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BPC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Bamenda Airport (BPC) is Bali Airport (BAJ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of BPC.
Facts about Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM):
- On June 23, 1967, Mohawk Airlines Flight 40, operated with a British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven jet, crashed in Blossburg, Pennsylvania, shortly after taking off from Elmira/Corning, killing all 34 persons on board.
- The furthest airport from Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,573 miles (18,625 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Elmira/Corning Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 954 feet, planes can take off or land at Elmira/Corning Regional 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.
- Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Elmira/Corning Regional Airport (ELM) is Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) NE of ELM.