Nonstop flight route between Douala, Cameroon and Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(4°0'20"N by 9°43'9"E)
Arrival Airport:
(28°2'39"N by 16°34'21"W)
Distance from DLA to TFS:
2,397.22 miles (3,857.94 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Douala International Airport (DLA), Douala, Cameroon and Tenerife-South Airport (TFS), Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,397 miles (or 3,858 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 relatively short distance between Douala International Airport and Tenerife-South Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLA / FKKD |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | TFS / GCTS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°2'39"N by 16°34'21"W |
| Area Served: | Tenerife |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 209 feet (64 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TFS |
| More Information: | TFS Maps & Info |
Facts about Douala International Airport (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.
- The closest airport to Douala International Airport (DLA) is Limbe Airport (VCC), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) W of DLA.
- 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.
- Douala International Airport (DLA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Tenerife-South Airport (TFS):
- The closest airport to Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) is Tenerife North Airport (TFN), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NNE of TFS.
- The furthest airport from Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Tenerife-South Airport (meaning Tenerife-South Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,154 miles (19,561 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- Tenerife-South Airport handled 8,701,983 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Tenerife-South Airport", other names for TFS include "Aeropuerto de Tenerife Sur" and "Tenerife Sur/Reina Sofía Airport".
- Tenerife South Airport, previously known as Tenerife South-Reina Sofia Airport, is one of two international airports located on the island of Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands.
- Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tenerife-South Airport's relatively low elevation of 209 feet, planes can take off or land at Tenerife-South 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.
- The airport was opened by Queen Sofía on 6 November 1978.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.79 miles (57.60 km) W | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon |     |
| 2 | 71.80 miles (115.56 km) WSW | Malabo International Airport (SSG) | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 3 | 80.17 miles (129.03 km) SSE | Kribi Airport (KBI) | Kribi, Cameroon | |
| 4 | 102.46 miles (164.89 km) NNE | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 5 | 114.45 miles (184.19 km) NNE | Bafoussam Airport (BFX) | Bafoussam, Cameroon | |
| 6 | 115.88 miles (186.50 km) NW | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 120.77 miles (194.36 km) NNW | Mamfe Airport (MMF) | Mamfe, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 124.90 miles (201.00 km) E | Yaoundé Airport (YAO) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 9 | 126.79 miles (204.04 km) WNW | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 10 | 127.61 miles (205.36 km) SE | Ebolowa Airport (EBW) | Ebolowa, Cameroon | |
| 11 | 127.93 miles (205.88 km) E | Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 12 | 132.34 miles (212.97 km) N | Bali Airport (BAJ) | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 132.34 miles (212.97 km) N | Bali Airport (BLC) | Bali, Cameroon | |
| 14 | 133.20 miles (214.37 km) NNE | Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) | Foumban, Cameroon | |
| 15 | 133.20 miles (214.37 km) NNE | Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) | Koutaba, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,306.58 miles (19,805.47 km) SE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,761.23 miles (18,927.81 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 3 | 11,750.70 miles (18,910.87 km) S | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,749.49 miles (18,908.93 km) S | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,747.89 miles (18,906.35 km) S | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,732.30 miles (18,881.25 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,728.92 miles (18,875.83 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 8 | 11,728.49 miles (18,875.13 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,726.38 miles (18,871.74 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,680.11 miles (18,797.27 km) SSE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 11,663.30 miles (18,770.22 km) SW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 12 | 11,649.69 miles (18,748.32 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 13 | 11,558.88 miles (18,602.16 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,548.98 miles (18,586.24 km) SE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 15 | 11,540.66 miles (18,572.84 km) E | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.39 miles (53.73 km) NNE | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 2 | 39.18 miles (63.05 km) W | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 72.77 miles (117.11 km) E | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 4 | 82.42 miles (132.64 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 5 | 167.25 miles (269.16 km) E | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 190.63 miles (306.78 km) ENE | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 7 | 214.39 miles (345.02 km) ESE | Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco | |
| 8 | 301.56 miles (485.32 km) S | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 9 | 321.50 miles (517.40 km) N | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 330.50 miles (531.89 km) E | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| 11 | 347.54 miles (559.31 km) N | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 12 | 442.09 miles (711.47 km) SSE | Fderik Airport (FGD) | Fderik, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 459.61 miles (739.66 km) ENE | Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) | Agadir, Morocco | |
| 14 | 461.92 miles (743.38 km) SE | Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) | Zouerate, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 473.80 miles (762.51 km) ENE | Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) | Essaouira, Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,154.50 miles (19,560.72 km) WSW | Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) | Norfolk Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,081.45 miles (19,443.17 km) SE | Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,994.03 miles (19,302.47 km) SSW | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| 4 | 11,985.24 miles (19,288.33 km) SSW | Tontouta International Airport (NOU) | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 5 | 11,945.71 miles (19,224.71 km) S | Koné Airport (KNQ) | Koné, New Caledonia | |
| 6 | 11,915.83 miles (19,176.62 km) S | Koumac Airport (KOC) | Koumac, New Caledonia | |
| 7 | 11,899.09 miles (19,149.69 km) SSW | Maré Airport (MEE) | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 8 | 11,861.52 miles (19,089.22 km) S | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 9 | 11,835.10 miles (19,046.70 km) E | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,832.17 miles (19,041.98 km) E | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,825.42 miles (19,031.12 km) E | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,816.88 miles (19,017.37 km) E | Lismore Airport (LSY) | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,804.76 miles (18,997.86 km) E | Brisbane Airport (BNE) | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,798.13 miles (18,987.21 km) E | Caloundra Airport (CUD) | Caloundra, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,797.05 miles (18,985.46 km) ESE | Clarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN) | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | |