Nonstop flight route between Springfield, Illinois, United States and Bertoua, Cameroon:
Departure Airport:
(39°50'39"N by 89°40'41"W)
Arrival Airport:
(4°32'59"N by 13°43'33"E)
Distance from SPI to BTA:
6,720.92 miles (10,816.25 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI), Springfield, Illinois, United States and Bertoua Airport (BTA), Bertoua, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,721 miles (or 10,816 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 Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport and Bertoua 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 Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport and Bertoua Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPI / KSPI |
| Airport Name: | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport |
| Location: | Springfield, Illinois, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°50'39"N by 89°40'41"W |
| Area Served: | Springfield, Illinois |
| Operator/Owner: | Springfield Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 598 feet (182 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SPI |
| More Information: | SPI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTA / FKKO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bertoua, Cameroon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°32'59"N by 13°43'33"E |
| Area Served: | Bertoua |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2198 feet (670 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BTA |
| More Information: | BTA Maps & Info |
Facts about Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI):
- The 183 FW was directed to divest itself of its fighter aircraft pursuant to a Base Realignment and Closure 2005 decision, and in October 2008, the last of the 170th Fighter Squadron's fifteen F-16C/D Fighting Falcon aircraft departed Capital Airport AGS for redistribution to other Air National Guard fighter wings.
- The airport has a Subway, a gift shop, an automated teller machine, TV and a lounge.
- The closest airport to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) is Decatur Airport (DEC), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) E of SPI.
- Because of Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport's relatively low elevation of 598 feet, planes can take off or land at Abraham Lincoln Capital 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.
- Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,013 miles (17,724 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Bertoua Airport (BTA):
- The furthest airport from Bertoua Airport (BTA) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Bertoua Airport (meaning Bertoua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,043 miles (19,381 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Bertoua Airport (BTA) is Batouri Airport (OUR), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) E of BTA.
- In addition to being known as "Bertoua Airport", another name for BTA is "Bertoua Airport (Bertoua)".
- Bertoua Airport (BTA) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.11 miles (69.38 km) E | Decatur Airport (DEC) | Decatur, Illinois, United States |     |
| 2 | 56.66 miles (91.19 km) N | General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA) | Peoria, Illinois, United States | |
| 3 | 59.44 miles (95.66 km) NE | Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) | Bloomington, Illinois, United States | |
| 4 | 68.78 miles (110.69 km) SSW | St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) | Alton, Illinois, United States | |
| 5 | 69.47 miles (111.80 km) NW | Macomb Municipal Airport (MQB) | Macomb, Illinois, United States | |
| 6 | 71.46 miles (115.00 km) SSE | Greenville Airport (GRE) | Greenville, Illinois, United States | |
| 7 | 75.38 miles (121.31 km) E | University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) | Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States | |
| 8 | 78.59 miles (126.48 km) ESE | Coles County Memorial Airport (MTO) | Mattoon/Charleston, Illinois, United States | |
| 9 | 80.69 miles (129.85 km) W | Quincy Regional Airport (UIN) | Quincy, Illinois, United States | |
| 10 | 84.14 miles (135.41 km) SSW | Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | |
| 11 | 85.34 miles (137.34 km) NNW | Galesburg Municipal Airport (GBG) | Galesburg, Illinois, United States | |
| 12 | 90.14 miles (145.06 km) S | MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV) | Belleville, Illinois, United States | |
| 13 | 91.38 miles (147.05 km) SSE | Salem–Leckrone Airport (SLO) | Salem, Illinois, United States | |
| 14 | 91.63 miles (147.46 km) SSW | St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS) | Cahokia, Illinois (near St. Louis), United States | |
| 15 | 96.87 miles (155.90 km) SSW | Spirit of St. Louis Airport (SUS) | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,013.13 miles (17,723.88 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,990.55 miles (17,687.52 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,967.65 miles (17,650.68 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,967.15 miles (17,649.87 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,931.87 miles (17,593.09 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,917.16 miles (17,569.42 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,907.62 miles (17,554.07 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,897.58 miles (17,537.91 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,896.94 miles (17,536.88 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,872.48 miles (17,497.52 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,857.16 miles (17,472.86 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,833.61 miles (17,434.97 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,807.54 miles (17,393.00 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,804.20 miles (17,387.63 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,786.78 miles (17,359.60 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 44.18 miles (71.10 km) E | Batouri Airport (OUR) | Batouri, Cameroon | |
| 2 | 143.79 miles (231.41 km) E | Berbérati Airport (BBT) | Berbérati, Central African Republic | |
| 3 | 152.02 miles (244.66 km) E | Carnot Airport (CRF) | Carnot, Central African Republic | |
| 4 | 159.59 miles (256.83 km) WSW | Yaoundé Airport (YAO) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 5 | 160.26 miles (257.91 km) WSW | Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 6 | 166.93 miles (268.65 km) NE | Bouar Airport (BOP) | Bouar, Central African Republic | |
| 7 | 209.91 miles (337.82 km) WSW | Ebolowa Airport (EBW) | Ebolowa, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 217.38 miles (349.83 km) NE | Bozoum Airport (BOZ) | Bozoum, Central African Republic | |
| 9 | 218.08 miles (350.97 km) WNW | Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) | Foumban, Cameroon | |
| 10 | 218.08 miles (350.97 km) WNW | Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) | Koutaba, Cameroon | |
| 11 | 230.09 miles (370.29 km) SW | Bitam Airport (BMM) | Bitam, Gabon | |
| 12 | 241.85 miles (389.22 km) WNW | Bafoussam Airport (BFX) | Bafoussam, Cameroon | |
| 13 | 259.30 miles (417.30 km) WNW | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 14 | 268.41 miles (431.96 km) WNW | Bamenda Airport (BPC) | Bamenda, Cameroon | |
| 15 | 270.50 miles (435.33 km) WNW | Bali Airport (BAJ) | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,042.63 miles (19,380.68 km) ESE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,895.74 miles (19,144.30 km) SW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,735.35 miles (18,886.17 km) SSE | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 4 | 11,732.65 miles (18,881.83 km) SSE | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,732.11 miles (18,880.95 km) SSE | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,700.11 miles (18,829.46 km) SSE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,694.18 miles (18,819.91 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,685.99 miles (18,806.74 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,682.06 miles (18,800.40 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,681.56 miles (18,799.60 km) SE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,672.89 miles (18,785.65 km) SW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 12 | 11,530.80 miles (18,556.97 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 11,445.00 miles (18,418.90 km) SE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 14 | 11,403.12 miles (18,351.50 km) SSE | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 15 | 11,402.54 miles (18,350.57 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |