Nonstop flight route between Dschang, Cameroon and Mountain Home, Idaho, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dschang Airport (DSC), Dschang, Cameroon and Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), Mountain Home, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,686 miles (or 12,369 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 Dschang Airport and Mountain Home Air Force Base, 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 Dschang Airport and Mountain Home Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DSC / FKKS |
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| Location: | Dschang, Cameroon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°26'50"N by 10°4'4"E |
| Area Served: | Dschang |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4619 feet (1,408 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DSC |
| More Information: | DSC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUO / KMUO |
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| Location: | Mountain Home, Idaho, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°2'36"N by 115°52'21"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from MUO |
| More Information: | MUO Maps & Info |
Facts about Dschang Airport (DSC):
- In addition to being known as "Dschang Airport", another name for DSC is "Dschang Airport (Dschang)".
- The furthest airport from Dschang Airport (DSC) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Dschang Airport (meaning Dschang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,215 miles (19,658 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Dschang Airport (DSC) is Bafoussam Airport (BFX), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) ENE of DSC.
- Dschang Airport (DSC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Dschang Airport's high elevation of 4,619 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DSC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DSC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO):
- The furthest airport from Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,858 miles (17,474 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The pending assignment of the new RB-36 Peacemaker to the 5th SRW, along with the inadequacy of its World War II facilities to support the large aircraft led SAC to move the 5th SRW to Fairfield-Suisun AFB, California on 9 November 1949.
- In addition, the 726th Air Control Squadron gives an air picture to the aircraft as they train.
- Instead of training B-17 crews, Mountain Home airmen began training crews for the B-24 Liberator.
- In addition to being known as "Mountain Home Air Force Base", another name for MUO is "Mountain Home AFB".
- The closest airport to Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNW of MUO.
- Mountain Home AFB is the home of the 366th Fighter Wing, which reports to Air Combat Command.
- Beginning in 1968, the 67th also conducted tactical fighter operations with the addition of a squadron of F-4D Phantom IIs.
- The air intervention composite wing's rapid transition from concept to reality began in October 1991 when Air Force redesignated the wing as the 366th Wing.
