Nonstop flight route between Douala, Cameroon and Tirana, Albania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Douala International Airport (DLA), Douala, Cameroon and Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA), Tirana, Albania would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,658 miles (or 4,277 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 Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa, 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 Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa. 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: | TIA / LATI |
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Location: | Tirana, Albania |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°24'52"N by 19°43'14"E |
Operator/Owner: | Tirana International Airport SHPK (Part of Hochtief Airport) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TIA |
More Information: | TIA Maps & Info |
Facts about Douala International Airport (DLA):
- In addition to being known as "Douala International Airport", another name for DLA is "Aéroport international de Douala".
- 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 handled 704,765 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Douala International Airport (DLA) is Limbe Airport (VCC), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) W of 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.
- Douala International Airport (DLA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA):
- Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa handled 1,665,331 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,599 miles (18,667 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa", another name for TIA is "Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Tiranës Nënë Tereza".
- The closest airport to Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA) is Ohrid Airport (OHD), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) ESE of TIA.
- Because of Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa 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.
- After the fall of communism political and social changes caused an increase in the number of airlines operating at the airport.