Nonstop flight route between Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom and Yaoundé, Cameroon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Warton Aerodrome (WRT), Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom and Yaoundé Airport (YAO), Yaoundé, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,543 miles (or 5,703 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 Warton Aerodrome and Yaoundé 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 Warton Aerodrome and Yaoundé Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRT / EGNO |
Airport Name: | Warton Aerodrome |
Location: | Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°44'41"N by 2°53'2"W |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WRT |
More Information: | WRT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAO / FKKY |
Airport Name: | Yaoundé Airport |
Location: | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°50'9"N by 11°31'23"E |
Operator/Owner: | Cameroon Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 2464 feet (751 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YAO |
More Information: | YAO Maps & Info |
Facts about Warton Aerodrome (WRT):
- Because of Warton Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Warton Aerodrome 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.
- Today the airfield is a major assembly and testing facility of BAE Systems Military Air & Information.
- The closest airport to Warton Aerodrome (WRT) is Blackpool International Airport (BLK), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WNW of WRT.
- It then became a Royal Air Force station.
- The furthest airport from Warton Aerodrome (WRT) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Warton Aerodrome (WRT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The final new build Tornado left Warton in 1998, a GR.1 for Saudi Arabia.
Facts about Yaoundé Airport (YAO):
- The closest airport to Yaoundé Airport (YAO) is Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of YAO.
- The furthest airport from Yaoundé Airport (YAO) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Yaoundé Airport (meaning Yaoundé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,202 miles (19,638 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Yaoundé Airport (YAO) currently has only 1 runway.