Nonstop flight route between Limbe, Cameroon and Hickory, North Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
(4°0'59"N by 9°12'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°44'27"N by 81°23'21"W)
Distance from VCC to HKY:
6,089.40 miles (9,799.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Limbe Airport (VCC), Limbe, Cameroon and Hickory Regional Airport (HKY), Hickory, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,089 miles (or 9,800 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 Limbe Airport and Hickory 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 Limbe Airport and Hickory 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: | VCC / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Limbe, Cameroon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°0'59"N by 9°12'1"E |
| Area Served: | Limbe |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 381 feet (116 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from VCC |
| More Information: | VCC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKY / KHKY |
| Airport Name: | Hickory Regional Airport |
| Location: | Hickory, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°44'27"N by 81°23'21"W |
| Area Served: | Hickory, North Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Hickory |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1190 feet (363 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HKY |
| More Information: | HKY Maps & Info |
Facts about Limbe Airport (VCC):
- The furthest airport from Limbe Airport (VCC) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Limbe Airport (meaning Limbe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,330 miles (19,844 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Limbe Airport", another name for VCC is "Limbe Airport (Limbe)".
- The closest airport to Limbe Airport (VCC) is Douala International Airport (DLA), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of VCC.
- Because of Limbe Airport's relatively low elevation of 381 feet, planes can take off or land at Limbe 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 Hickory Regional Airport (HKY):
- On August 2, 1941, Pennsylvania Central Airlines which later became Capital Airlines, brought the first scheduled air-carrier service to Hickory.
- The closest airport to Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Foothills Regional Airport (MRN), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of HKY.
- Local officials hope to attract future commercial airline service, despite challenges caused by the relatively close proximity of the large Charlotte-Douglas International Airport.
- Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) has 2 runways.
- The airport has an operating control tower from 7:00am to 9:00pm daily for safety and sequencing of aircraft landing and departing.
- The furthest airport from Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,494 miles (18,499 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Riverhawk Aviation, which was the airport's only FBO, voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- In 1960, the base of operations for the airport was moved from the south side of the field when the new terminal building was constructed.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.79 miles (57.60 km) E | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon |     |
| 2 | 38.40 miles (61.81 km) WSW | Malabo International Airport (SSG) | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 3 | 88.60 miles (142.58 km) NW | Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) | Calabar, Nigeria | |
| 4 | 95.38 miles (153.50 km) SE | Kribi Airport (KBI) | Kribi, Cameroon | |
| 5 | 96.34 miles (155.05 km) NW | Akwa Ibom International Airport (QUO) | Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria | |
| 6 | 115.53 miles (185.92 km) NNE | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 7 | 116.86 miles (188.07 km) N | Mamfe Airport (MMF) | Mamfe, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 131.71 miles (211.97 km) NE | Bafoussam Airport (BFX) | Bafoussam, Cameroon | |
| 9 | 141.94 miles (228.43 km) NNE | Bali Airport (BAJ) | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea | |
| 10 | 141.94 miles (228.43 km) NNE | Bali Airport (BLC) | Bali, Cameroon | |
| 11 | 151.71 miles (244.16 km) SSE | Bata Airport (BSG) | Bata, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 12 | 153.50 miles (247.03 km) NNE | Bamenda Airport (BPC) | Bamenda, Cameroon | |
| 13 | 154.70 miles (248.97 km) NE | Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) | Foumban, Cameroon | |
| 14 | 154.70 miles (248.97 km) NE | Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) | Koutaba, Cameroon | |
| 15 | 157.84 miles (254.02 km) ESE | Ebolowa Airport (EBW) | Ebolowa, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,330.37 miles (19,843.76 km) SE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,769.45 miles (18,941.04 km) S | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 3 | 11,757.49 miles (18,921.80 km) S | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,754.45 miles (18,916.91 km) S | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,753.78 miles (18,915.82 km) S | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,730.05 miles (18,877.64 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,727.66 miles (18,873.79 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,725.86 miles (18,870.89 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 9 | 11,725.72 miles (18,870.68 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,699.05 miles (18,827.74 km) SSE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 11 | 11,682.59 miles (18,801.25 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 12 | 11,634.22 miles (18,723.41 km) WSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 13 | 11,576.17 miles (18,630.00 km) E | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 14 | 11,573.57 miles (18,625.81 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,570.24 miles (18,620.45 km) SE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.59 miles (21.87 km) WNW | Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 2 | 37.05 miles (59.62 km) NNE | Wilkes County Airport (IKB) | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 44.25 miles (71.21 km) SE | Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 45.36 miles (73.01 km) ESE | Concord Regional Airport (USA) | Concord, North Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 49.21 miles (79.20 km) E | Rowan County Airport (SRW) | Salisbury, North Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 54.46 miles (87.64 km) SE | Wilgrove Air Park (QWG) | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 65.38 miles (105.21 km) SSW | Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 68.08 miles (109.57 km) WSW | Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) | Fletcher, North Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 70.72 miles (113.81 km) ENE | Smith Reynolds Airport (INT) | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 74.57 miles (120.01 km) NNW | Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) | Abingdon, Virginia, United States | |
| 11 | 74.83 miles (120.43 km) SW | Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) | Greenville / Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
| 12 | 76.17 miles (122.59 km) NW | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States | |
| 13 | 82.11 miles (132.14 km) SW | Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | |
| 14 | 84.91 miles (136.65 km) ENE | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| 15 | 85.62 miles (137.78 km) WNW | Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) | Greeneville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,494.47 miles (18,498.51 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,473.95 miles (18,465.49 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,453.39 miles (18,432.39 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,440.81 miles (18,412.15 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,433.41 miles (18,400.24 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,416.60 miles (18,373.20 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,414.39 miles (18,369.64 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,408.27 miles (18,359.79 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,382.95 miles (18,319.04 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,364.00 miles (18,288.55 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,355.10 miles (18,274.21 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,347.84 miles (18,262.54 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,329.39 miles (18,232.84 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,327.98 miles (18,230.57 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,320.37 miles (18,218.33 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |