Nonstop flight route between Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico and Yaoundé, Cameroon:
Departure Airport:
(20°32'44"N by 100°53'11"W)
Arrival Airport:
(3°50'9"N by 11°31'23"E)
Distance from CYW to YAO:
7,561.06 miles (12,168.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW), Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico and Yaoundé Airport (YAO), Yaoundé, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,561 miles (or 12,168 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 Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport and Yaoundé 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 Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport and Yaoundé Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYW / MMCY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°32'44"N by 100°53'11"W |
| Area Served: | Celaya |
| Operator/Owner: | Patronato del Aeropuerto de Celaya |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5709 feet (1,740 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CYW |
| More Information: | CYW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAO / FKKY |
| Airport Name: | Yaoundé Airport |
| Location: | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°50'9"N by 11°31'23"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Cameroon Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 2464 feet (751 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YAO |
| More Information: | YAO Maps & Info |
Facts about Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW):
- Because of Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport's high elevation of 5,709 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CYW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CYW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,414 miles (18,369 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) is Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) E of CYW.
- Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport", other names for CYW include "Aeropuerto Nacional Capitán Rogelio Castillo" and "Captain Rogelio Castillo".
Facts about Yaoundé Airport (YAO):
- The closest airport to Yaoundé Airport (YAO) is Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of YAO.
- The furthest airport from Yaoundé Airport (YAO) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Yaoundé Airport (meaning Yaoundé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,202 miles (19,638 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Yaoundé Airport (YAO) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.46 miles (73.16 km) E | Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) | Querétaro, Mexico |     |
| 2 | 48.92 miles (78.72 km) S | General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 3 | 49.30 miles (79.34 km) NW | Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) | León, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 4 | 84.18 miles (135.47 km) NW | Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM) | Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 5 | 109.12 miles (175.62 km) SW | Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) | Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 6 | 118.09 miles (190.04 km) N | Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP) | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México | |
| 7 | 119.72 miles (192.67 km) SE | Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) | Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico | |
| 8 | 122.19 miles (196.65 km) NW | Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) | Aguascalientes, Mexico | |
| 9 | 133.05 miles (214.12 km) ESE | Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico | |
| 10 | 133.05 miles (214.12 km) ESE | Cupul National Airport (TZM) | Tizimín, Yucatan, Mexico | |
| 11 | 140.56 miles (226.21 km) ESE | Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 12 | 156.90 miles (252.50 km) W | Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport (GDL) | Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 13 | 158.55 miles (255.17 km) SE | General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ) | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico | |
| 14 | 169.31 miles (272.47 km) NE | Tamuín National Airport (TSL) | Tamuín, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | |
| 15 | 189.49 miles (304.95 km) ESE | Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) | Puebla, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,413.96 miles (18,368.94 km) E | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,129.53 miles (17,911.20 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,050.73 miles (17,784.38 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,986.88 miles (17,681.62 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 5 | 10,925.79 miles (17,583.32 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 6 | 10,913.01 miles (17,562.74 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 7 | 10,908.63 miles (17,555.69 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 8 | 10,843.14 miles (17,450.31 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 9 | 10,814.50 miles (17,404.21 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 10 | 10,723.73 miles (17,258.12 km) SSE | Villa International Airport (VAM) | Maamigili, Maldives | |
| 11 | 10,686.14 miles (17,197.63 km) SSE | Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) | Hulhulé Island, Maldives | |
| 12 | 10,601.25 miles (17,061.02 km) S | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | 10,579.51 miles (17,026.03 km) S | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | 10,577.68 miles (17,023.09 km) S | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) | Hambantota, Sri Lanka | |
| 15 | 10,552.51 miles (16,982.57 km) SW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.12 miles (13.06 km) SSE | Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 2 | 70.25 miles (113.06 km) SSW | Ebolowa Airport (EBW) | Ebolowa, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 121.66 miles (195.79 km) S | Bitam Airport (BMM) | Bitam, Gabon | |
| 4 | 124.90 miles (201.00 km) W | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| 5 | 125.65 miles (202.22 km) WSW | Kribi Airport (KBI) | Kribi, Cameroon | |
| 6 | 135.32 miles (217.77 km) NNW | Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) | Foumban, Cameroon | |
| 7 | 135.32 miles (217.77 km) NNW | Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) | Koutaba, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 142.42 miles (229.21 km) NW | Bafoussam Airport (BFX) | Bafoussam, Cameroon | |
| 9 | 149.80 miles (241.08 km) NW | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 10 | 159.59 miles (256.83 km) ENE | Bertoua Airport (BTA) | Bertoua, Cameroon | |
| 11 | 160.61 miles (258.48 km) W | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 12 | 175.38 miles (282.24 km) NW | Bali Airport (BAJ) | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 175.38 miles (282.24 km) NW | Bali Airport (BLC) | Bali, Cameroon | |
| 14 | 178.44 miles (287.18 km) SW | Bata Airport (BSG) | Bata, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 15 | 180.19 miles (289.98 km) NNW | Bamenda Airport (BPC) | Bamenda, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,202.21 miles (19,637.51 km) ESE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,753.46 miles (18,915.31 km) SW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,717.19 miles (18,856.94 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,716.71 miles (18,856.18 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 5 | 11,715.26 miles (18,853.83 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,711.20 miles (18,847.31 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,710.09 miles (18,845.51 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,705.53 miles (18,838.17 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,705.39 miles (18,837.94 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,699.50 miles (18,828.47 km) SSE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,598.72 miles (18,666.28 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 11,569.50 miles (18,619.25 km) WSW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 13 | 11,530.43 miles (18,556.38 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 14 | 11,491.34 miles (18,493.47 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,461.81 miles (18,445.94 km) SE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |