Nonstop flight route between San Jose, California, United States and Garoua, Cameroon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV), San Jose, California, United States and Garoua International Airport (GOU), Garoua, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,103 miles (or 13,040 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 Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County and Garoua International 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 Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County and Garoua International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RHV / KRHV |
Airport Name: | Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County |
Location: | San Jose, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°19'58"N by 121°49'10"W |
Operator/Owner: | Santa Clara County, California |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 133 feet (41 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RHV |
More Information: | RHV 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 Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV):
- Reid-Hillview was a single runway airport until 1965, when a second runway was added.
- The closest airport to Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) is Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WNW of RHV.
- Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,361 miles (18,283 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County's relatively low elevation of 133 feet, planes can take off or land at Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County 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.
- Taxis are not located on-field.
Facts about Garoua International Airport (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.
- 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.
- Garoua International Airport (GOU) currently has only 1 runway.