Nonstop flight route between Del Rio, Texas, United States and Garoua, Cameroon:
Departure Airport:
(29°22'27"N by 100°55'37"W)
Arrival Airport:
(9°20'8"N by 13°22'11"E)
Distance from DRT to GOU:
7,318.18 miles (11,777.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Del Rio International Airport (DRT), Del Rio, Texas, United States and Garoua International Airport (GOU), Garoua, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,318 miles (or 11,777 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 Del Rio International Airport and Garoua International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRT / KDRT |
| Airport Name: | Del Rio International Airport |
| Location: | Del Rio, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°22'27"N by 100°55'37"W |
| Area Served: | Del Rio, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | Del Rio / Val Verde County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1002 feet (305 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DRT |
| More Information: | DRT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOU / FKKR |
| Airport Name: | Garoua International Airport |
| Location: | Garoua, Cameroon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°20'8"N by 13°22'11"E |
| Area Served: | Garoua, Cameroon |
| Operator/Owner: | Aéroports du Cameroun (ADC) |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 794 feet (242 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GOU |
| More Information: | GOU Maps & Info |
Facts about Del Rio International Airport (DRT):
- The closest airport to Del Rio International Airport (DRT) is Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) E of DRT.
- Del Rio International Airport (DRT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Del Rio International Airport (DRT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,249 miles (18,103 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Another airline was Amistad Airlines flying small Pipers nonstop to San Antonio during the early 1970s.
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 16,028 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 13,436 in 2009 and 13,180 in 2010.
Facts about Garoua International Airport (GOU):
- The furthest airport from Garoua International Airport (GOU) is Fitiuta Airport (FTI), which is nearly antipodal to Garoua International Airport (meaning Garoua International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fitiuta Airport), and is located 12,050 miles (19,393 kilometers) away in Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States.
- The closest airport to Garoua International Airport (GOU) is Yola Airport (YOL), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) W of GOU.
- Because of Garoua International Airport's relatively low elevation of 794 feet, planes can take off or land at Garoua 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.
- Garoua International Airport (GOU) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.04 miles (14.55 km) E | Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) | Del Rio, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 10.82 miles (17.41 km) WSW | Ciudad Acuña International Airport (ACN) | Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 3 | 56.77 miles (91.36 km) SSE | Piedras Negras International Airport (PDS) | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 4 | 72.20 miles (116.20 km) E | Garner Field (UVA) | Uvalde, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 105.36 miles (169.57 km) E | South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO) | Hondo, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 118.13 miles (190.12 km) ENE | Kerrville Municipal Airport (ERV) | Kerrville, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 121.24 miles (195.12 km) ESE | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 139.25 miles (224.10 km) N | San Angelo Regional Airport (SJT) | San Angelo, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 141.25 miles (227.32 km) E | Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 145.46 miles (234.10 km) NNE | Goodfellow Air Force Base (GOF) | San Angelo, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 147.93 miles (238.07 km) E | Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 148.09 miles (238.34 km) E | San Antonio International Airport (SAT) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 154.65 miles (248.88 km) SE | Laredo International Airport (LRD) | Laredo, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 156.79 miles (252.33 km) SSE | Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | |
| 15 | 157.18 miles (252.95 km) NE | Curtis Field (BBD) | Brady, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,248.73 miles (18,103.03 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,964.03 miles (17,644.86 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,862.63 miles (17,481.66 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,854.82 miles (17,469.10 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,790.51 miles (17,365.59 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,446.93 miles (16,812.67 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,443.38 miles (16,806.95 km) E | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,412.36 miles (16,757.02 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,402.66 miles (16,741.41 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,394.50 miles (16,728.29 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 11 | 10,375.47 miles (16,697.67 km) E | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,355.18 miles (16,665.01 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,334.93 miles (16,632.41 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 14 | 10,322.49 miles (16,612.40 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,318.71 miles (16,606.31 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.30 miles (103.49 km) W | Yola Airport (YOL) | Yola, Nigeria | |
| 2 | 89.95 miles (144.76 km) NE | Kaélé Airport (KLE) | Kaélé, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 97.92 miles (157.58 km) NE | Salak Airport (MVR) | Maroua, Far North Region, Cameroon | |
| 4 | 145.39 miles (233.98 km) ENE | Yagoua Airport (GXX) | Yagoua, Cameroon | |
| 5 | 151.83 miles (244.35 km) ENE | Bongor Airport (OGR) | Bongor, Chad | |
| 6 | 175.18 miles (281.93 km) N | Maiduguri International Airport (MIU) | Maiduguri, Nigeria | |
| 7 | 190.80 miles (307.07 km) ESE | Moundou Airport (MQQ) | Moundou, Chad | |
| 8 | 200.64 miles (322.89 km) E | Laï Airport (LTC) | Laï, Chad | |
| 9 | 223.88 miles (360.30 km) NNE | N'Djamena International Airport (NDJ) | N'Djamena, Chad | |
| 10 | 241.61 miles (388.84 km) ENE | Bousso Airport (OUT) | Bousso, Chad | |
| 11 | 279.01 miles (449.03 km) SE | Bouar Airport (BOP) | Bouar, Central African Republic | |
| 12 | 289.04 miles (465.17 km) SE | Bozoum Airport (BOZ) | Bozoum, Central African Republic | |
| 13 | 298.58 miles (480.51 km) NNE | Bol-Berim Airport (OTC) | Bol, Chad | |
| 14 | 307.46 miles (494.80 km) W | Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS) | Jos, Nigeria | |
| 15 | 312.24 miles (502.51 km) SW | Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) | Foumban, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,050.30 miles (19,393.03 km) SSE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 2 | 12,046.80 miles (19,387.40 km) W | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 12,046.60 miles (19,387.07 km) SSE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 4 | 12,043.75 miles (19,382.49 km) SSE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,998.16 miles (19,309.12 km) SE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,971.14 miles (19,265.64 km) SE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,958.41 miles (19,245.15 km) SE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,949.17 miles (19,230.28 km) SE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,938.91 miles (19,213.77 km) SE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,864.68 miles (19,094.31 km) SE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,733.96 miles (18,883.93 km) ESE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 11,728.38 miles (18,874.95 km) SSE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 13 | 11,692.54 miles (18,817.27 km) SE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,590.74 miles (18,653.44 km) ESE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 15 | 11,550.56 miles (18,588.77 km) SE | Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga | |