Nonstop flight route between Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States and Douala, Cameroon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI), Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States and Douala International Airport (DLA), Douala, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,172 miles (or 9,933 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 Tri-Cities Regional Airport and Douala 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 Tri-Cities Regional Airport and Douala 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: | TRI / KTRI | 
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| Location: | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°28'31"N by 82°24'26"W | 
| Area Served: | Tri-Cities, Tennessee | 
| Operator/Owner: | Tri-Cities Airport Commission | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1519 feet (463 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TRI | 
| More Information: | TRI Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLA / FKKD | 
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| Location: | Douala, Cameroon | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°0'20"N by 9°43'9"E | 
| Area Served: | Douala, Cameroon | 
| Operator/Owner: | Aéroports du Cameroun (ADC) | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DLA | 
| More Information: | DLA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI):
- In addition to being known as "Tri-Cities Regional Airport", another name for TRI is "Tri-Cities Regional Airport, TN/VA".
 - Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) is Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NE of TRI.
 - Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 202,730 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 217,783 in 2009 and 202,114 in 2010.
 - In January 2008 a quick service restaurant, Tailwind Express, was added in the post-security area of the airport along with the Tailwind Restaurant and Lounge in the pre-security area.
 - The furthest airport from Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,434 miles (18,402 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 
Facts about Douala International Airport (DLA):
- The furthest airport from Douala International Airport (DLA) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Douala International Airport (meaning Douala International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,307 miles (19,805 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
 - Douala International Airport handled 704,765 passengers last year.
 - The closest airport to Douala International Airport (DLA) is Limbe Airport (VCC), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) W of DLA.
 - In addition to being known as "Douala International Airport", another name for DLA is "Aéroport international de Douala".
 - Douala International Airport (DLA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Douala International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Douala 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.
 
