Nonstop flight route between Bamenda, Cameroon and Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States:
Departure Airport:
(6°2'21"N by 10°7'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(40°0'56"N by 74°35'30"W)
Distance from BPC to WRI:
5,671.09 miles (9,126.72 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bamenda Airport (BPC), Bamenda, Cameroon and McGuire AFB (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,671 miles (or 9,127 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 McGuire AFB, 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 McGuire AFB. 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: | WRI / KWRI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°0'56"N by 74°35'30"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from WRI |
| More Information: | WRI Maps & Info |
Facts about Bamenda Airport (BPC):
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Bamenda Airport (BPC) is Bali Airport (BAJ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of BPC.
Facts about McGuire AFB (WRI):
- The closest airport to McGuire AFB (WRI) is JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) E of WRI.
- In addition to being known as "McGuire AFB", another name for WRI is "McGuire AFB/JB MDL McGuire".
- The Twin Mustangs of the 52d FW were replaced by the ADC 4709th Defense Wing on 1 February 1952.
- The Bomarc site remained in operation under successor organizations after the inactivation of the NYADS.
- McGuire AFB/McGuire, the common name of the McGuire unit of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, is a United States Air Force base located in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, approximately 16.1 miles south-southeast of Trenton.
- The furthest airport from McGuire AFB (WRI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Flight operations to support Camp Dix at an adjacent airfield took place as early as 1926.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.65 miles (18.75 km) SSW | Bali Airport (BAJ) | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea |     |
| 2 | 11.65 miles (18.75 km) SSW | Bali Airport (BLC) | Bali, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 38.21 miles (61.49 km) SSE | Bafoussam Airport (BFX) | Bafoussam, Cameroon | |
| 4 | 41.05 miles (66.07 km) S | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 5 | 51.36 miles (82.65 km) ESE | Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) | Foumban, Cameroon | |
| 6 | 51.36 miles (82.65 km) ESE | Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) | Koutaba, Cameroon | |
| 7 | 60.71 miles (97.70 km) WSW | Mamfe Airport (MMF) | Mamfe, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 142.51 miles (229.35 km) WSW | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 9 | 143.20 miles (230.46 km) S | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| 10 | 153.50 miles (247.03 km) SSW | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 11 | 154.71 miles (248.97 km) NW | Makurdi Airport (MDI) | Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria | |
| 12 | 160.72 miles (258.66 km) WSW | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 13 | 178.41 miles (287.13 km) W | Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU) | Enugu, Nigeria | |
| 14 | 180.19 miles (289.98 km) SSE | Yaoundé Airport (YAO) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 15 | 185.42 miles (298.40 km) SSW | Malabo International Airport (SSG) | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,178.15 miles (19,598.79 km) SSE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,888.07 miles (19,131.94 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 3 | 11,882.55 miles (19,123.06 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,880.48 miles (19,119.74 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,879.36 miles (19,117.93 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,873.84 miles (19,109.04 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,870.99 miles (19,104.45 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 8 | 11,870.38 miles (19,103.47 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,864.71 miles (19,094.35 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,777.57 miles (18,954.11 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 11,759.78 miles (18,925.48 km) WSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 12 | 11,671.41 miles (18,783.27 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 13 | 11,668.60 miles (18,778.74 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 14 | 11,639.19 miles (18,731.41 km) SE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 15 | 11,535.76 miles (18,564.96 km) S | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.66 miles (20.37 km) E | JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) | Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States | |
| 2 | 14.37 miles (23.12 km) WSW | South Jersey Regional Airport (LLY) | Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States | |
| 3 | 16.97 miles (27.31 km) ESE | Ocean County Airport (MJX) | Toms River, New Jersey, United States | |
| 4 | 21.51 miles (34.61 km) NNW | Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | |
| 5 | 22.63 miles (36.41 km) WNW | Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 6 | 26.74 miles (43.04 km) N | Princeton Airport (PCT) | Princeton/Rocky Hill, New Jersey, United States | |
| 7 | 27.38 miles (44.06 km) ENE | Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM) | Belmar/Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | |
| 8 | 32.05 miles (51.57 km) WNW | NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) | Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 9 | 35.16 miles (56.59 km) N | Central Jersey Regional Airport (JVI) | Manville, New Jersey, United States | |
| 10 | 35.57 miles (57.24 km) NW | Doylestown Airport (DYL) | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 11 | 35.80 miles (57.62 km) WSW | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 12 | 36.58 miles (58.87 km) WNW | Wings Field (BBX) | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 13 | 38.57 miles (62.07 km) S | Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| 14 | 39.02 miles (62.80 km) WSW | Philadelphia Seaplane BaseChandler Field (PSQ) | Essington, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 15 | 45.44 miles (73.12 km) NNE | Linden Airport (LDJ) | Linden, New Jersey, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,757.07 miles (18,921.13 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,733.05 miles (18,882.47 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,725.41 miles (18,870.17 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,706.96 miles (18,840.48 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,672.85 miles (18,785.58 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,646.10 miles (18,742.54 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,636.95 miles (18,727.80 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,632.46 miles (18,720.59 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,625.62 miles (18,709.58 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,573.53 miles (18,625.74 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,498.95 miles (18,505.71 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,477.83 miles (18,471.74 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,453.77 miles (18,433.00 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,446.59 miles (18,421.45 km) SSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,431.47 miles (18,397.12 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |