Nonstop flight route between Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Koutaba, Cameroon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States and Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB), Koutaba, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,698 miles (or 12,389 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 Elmendorf Air Force Base and Foumban Nkounja 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 Elmendorf Air Force Base and Foumban Nkounja Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDF / PAED |
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Location: | Anchorage, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 61°15'5"N by 149°48'23"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EDF |
More Information: | EDF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOB / FKKM |
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Location: | Koutaba, Cameroon |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°38'12"N by 10°45'2"E |
Area Served: | Foumban, Cameroon |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3966 feet (1,209 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KOB |
More Information: | KOB Maps & Info |
Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):
- In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".
- The closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.
- The furthest airport from Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,542 miles (16,965 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- On 16 November 2010, a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor took off for a training mission.
- Following World War II, Elmendorf assumed an increasing role in the defense of North America as the uncertain wartime relations between the United States and the Soviet Union deteriorated into the Cold War.
- On 12 November 1940, the War Department formally designated what had been popularly referred to as Elmendorf Field as Fort Richardson.
- The Elmendorf AFB is a site of one of the now decommissioned FLR-9 Wullenweber-class antennas, a node of the now obsolete High Frequency SIGINT direction finding system.
Facts about Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB):
- Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Foumban Nkounja Airport (meaning Foumban Nkounja Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,176 miles (19,596 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Foumban Nkounja Airport", another name for KOB is "FOM / KOB".
- The closest airport to Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) is Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of KOB.