Nonstop flight route between Garoua, Cameroon and Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Garoua International Airport (GOU), Garoua, Cameroon and Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ), Fritzlar, Hessen, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,896 miles (or 4,661 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 Garoua International Airport and Fritzlar Air 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 Garoua International Airport and Fritzlar Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Garoua International Airport (GOU):

• Garoua International Airport (GOU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Garoua International Airport (GOU) is Yola Airport (YOL), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) W of 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.
• 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.

Facts about Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ):

• The bombing of the Eder Dam on 17 May 1943 had no significant effect on the production lines.
• Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,865 miles (19,096 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In October 1956 the barracks were transferred to the Bundeswehr and renamed Flugplatz Kaserne.
• Because of Fritzlar Air Base's relatively low elevation of 566 feet, planes can take off or land at Fritzlar Air Base 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 V-E Day, both groups became part of the IX Air Defense Command.
• The closest airport to Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is Kassel Calden Airport (KSF), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NNE of FRZ.
• In addition to being known as "Fritzlar Air Base", another name for FRZ is "Heeresflugplatz FritzlarAdvanced Landing Ground Y-86".