Nonstop flight route between Foumban, Cameroon and Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States:
Departure Airport:
(5°38'12"N by 10°45'2"E)
Arrival Airport:
(41°9'20"N by 104°48'38"W)
Distance from FOM to CYS:
7,254.14 miles (11,674.37 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM), Foumban, Cameroon and Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,254 miles (or 11,674 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 Foumban Nkounja Airport and Cheyenne Regional 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 Foumban Nkounja Airport and Cheyenne Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOM / FKKM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Foumban, 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 FOM |
| More Information: | FOM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYS / KCYS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°9'20"N by 104°48'38"W |
| Area Served: | Cheyenne, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | Cheyenne Regional Airport Board |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6159 feet (1,877 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CYS |
| More Information: | CYS Maps & Info |
Facts about Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM):
- The furthest airport from Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) 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 FOM is "FOM / KOB".
- The closest airport to Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) is Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of FOM.
- Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS):
- Cheyenne ANGB occupies approximately 77 acres of leased land on the Cheyenne Regional Airport.
- Because of Cheyenne Regional Airport's high elevation of 6,159 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport terminal contains plaques of the inductees into the Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame.
- Cheyenne Regional Airport is the home of Cheyenne Air National Guard Base, the main operating base for the Wyoming Air National Guard and the Wyoming Army National Guard.
- The closest airport to Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) is Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) WSW of CYS.
- Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) has 2 runways.
- On April 11, 1996, 7 year old Jessica Dubroff, along with her father and flight instructor, died when her general aviation aircraft crashed after takeoff from Cheyenne Regional in a storm.
- The furthest airport from Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,803 miles (17,385 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Cheyenne Regional Airport", another name for CYS is "Jerry Olson Field".
- Cheyenne's airport saw its first commercial passengers in the 1920s.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) | Koutaba, Cameroon |     |
| 2 | 28.12 miles (45.26 km) WSW | Bafoussam Airport (BFX) | Bafoussam, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 48.75 miles (78.46 km) WSW | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 4 | 51.36 miles (82.65 km) WNW | Bamenda Airport (BPC) | Bamenda, Cameroon | |
| 5 | 52.42 miles (84.36 km) WNW | Bali Airport (BAJ) | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea | |
| 6 | 52.42 miles (84.36 km) WNW | Bali Airport (BLC) | Bali, Cameroon | |
| 7 | 99.46 miles (160.07 km) W | Mamfe Airport (MMF) | Mamfe, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 133.20 miles (214.37 km) SSW | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| 9 | 135.32 miles (217.77 km) SSE | Yaoundé Airport (YAO) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 10 | 143.35 miles (230.71 km) SSE | Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 11 | 154.70 miles (248.97 km) SW | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 12 | 171.57 miles (276.12 km) WSW | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 13 | 189.89 miles (305.59 km) WSW | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 14 | 191.53 miles (308.23 km) SW | Malabo International Airport (SSG) | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 15 | 192.99 miles (310.59 km) S | Ebolowa Airport (EBW) | Ebolowa, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,176.22 miles (19,595.69 km) SE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,846.52 miles (19,065.08 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 3 | 11,845.53 miles (19,063.49 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,844.65 miles (19,062.06 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,843.92 miles (19,060.89 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 6 | 11,842.87 miles (19,059.20 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,840.52 miles (19,055.42 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,840.42 miles (19,055.26 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,831.56 miles (19,041.01 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,784.27 miles (18,964.90 km) WSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 11 | 11,728.29 miles (18,874.81 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 11,625.36 miles (18,709.16 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 13 | 11,619.91 miles (18,700.39 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 14 | 11,589.20 miles (18,650.96 km) SE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 15 | 11,506.86 miles (18,518.45 km) S | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 3.32 miles (5.34 km) WSW | Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 2 | 46.20 miles (74.35 km) WNW | Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | |
| 3 | 49.74 miles (80.04 km) SSW | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 50.47 miles (81.23 km) S | Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) | Greeley, Colorado, United States | |
| 5 | 71.40 miles (114.91 km) NNE | Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) | Torrington, Wyoming, United States | |
| 6 | 80.09 miles (128.89 km) NE | Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States | |
| 7 | 80.13 miles (128.96 km) SSW | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 87.63 miles (141.02 km) S | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 89.69 miles (144.34 km) S | Denver International Airport (DEN) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 95.09 miles (153.03 km) E | Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 11 | 106.38 miles (171.20 km) WNW | Shively Field (SAA) | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States | |
| 12 | 107.31 miles (172.70 km) SE | Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) | Akron, Colorado, United States | |
| 13 | 109.57 miles (176.34 km) S | Centennial Airport (APA) | Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States | |
| 14 | 116.19 miles (186.99 km) WSW | Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 117.21 miles (188.63 km) NNW | Converse County Airport (DGW) | Douglas, Wyoming, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,802.82 miles (17,385.41 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,675.12 miles (17,179.89 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,645.53 miles (17,132.27 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,624.57 miles (17,098.55 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,473.59 miles (16,855.57 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,353.15 miles (16,661.73 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,351.13 miles (16,658.49 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,308.33 miles (16,589.61 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,231.98 miles (16,466.73 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,214.49 miles (16,438.58 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,193.41 miles (16,404.67 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,191.77 miles (16,402.03 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,188.91 miles (16,397.43 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,180.48 miles (16,383.86 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,170.02 miles (16,367.03 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |