Nonstop flight route between Douala, Cameroon and Babo, Western New Guinea, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Douala International Airport (DLA), Douala, Cameroon and Babo Airport (BXB), Babo, Western New Guinea, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,552 miles (or 13,764 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 Douala International Airport and Babo 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 Douala International Airport and Babo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLA / FKKD |
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Location: | Douala, Cameroon |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°0'20"N by 9°43'9"E |
Area Served: | Douala, Cameroon |
Operator/Owner: | Aéroports du Cameroun (ADC) |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DLA |
More Information: | DLA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BXB / WASO |
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Location: | Babo, Western New Guinea, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°32'59"S by 133°25'0"E |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BXB |
More Information: | BXB Maps & Info |
Facts about Douala International Airport (DLA):
- The furthest airport from Douala International Airport (DLA) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Douala International Airport (meaning Douala International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,307 miles (19,805 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Douala International Airport (DLA) is Limbe Airport (VCC), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) W of DLA.
- Because of Douala International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Douala 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.
- Douala International Airport (DLA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Douala International Airport", another name for DLA is "Aéroport international de Douala".
- Douala International Airport handled 704,765 passengers last year.
Facts about Babo Airport (BXB):
- In addition to being known as "Babo Airport", another name for BXB is "Bandar Udara Babo".
- Because of Babo Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Babo 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.
- Babo Airport (BXB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Babo Airport (BXB) is Kaimana Airport (KNG), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) SSE of BXB.
- The furthest airport from Babo Airport (BXB) is Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL), which is nearly antipodal to Babo Airport (meaning Babo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,529 kilometers) away in Belém, Pará, Brazil.