Nonstop flight route between Charlotte, North Carolina, United States and Yaoundé, Cameroon:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Charlotte, North Carolina, United States and Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI), Yaoundé, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,211 miles (or 9,995 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 Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Yaoundé Nsimalen International 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 Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT):

• In 1979 Piedmont Airlines chose Charlotte as the hub for its expanding route network.
• The new runway was initially operational for visual approaches only, but is since February 11, 2010 approved for instrument approaches as well.
• Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has 4 runways.
• The August 1, 2013 court date yielded a verdict that the transfer, should it occur, would need prior approval from the FAA, a division of the US Department of Transportation, currently headed by former Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, who has officially recused himself from the matter.
• Because of Charlotte Douglas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 748 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlotte Douglas International 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.
• Aerial view circa 1946
• In the mid-1980s the old terminal site was converted to a cargo center, and the central concourse and Eastern 'unit terminal' were removed to make way for more cargo buildings.
• In 1954 a 70,000-square-foot passenger terminal opened and the airport was renamed Douglas Municipal Airport in honor of former Charlotte Mayor Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr.
• The closest airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Wilgrove Air Park (QWG), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) W of CLT.
• Airport diagram for 1955
• Charlotte Douglas International Airport handled 41,228,372 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI):

• The following accidents and incidents occurred either at the airport, or involved aircraft from the airport.
• Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport covers 3065 acres at an elevation of 694 m, this includes one passenger terminal, one cargo terminal and the 6 aircraft stands.
• Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport handled 208,973 passengers last year.
• The airport is issue with modern facilities.
• In addition to being known as "Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport", another name for NSI is "Aéroport international de Yaoundé-Nsimalen".
• The furthest airport from Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (meaning Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,203 miles (19,638 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
• The closest airport to Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) is Yaoundé Airport (YAO), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNW of NSI.