Nonstop flight route between Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yangambi Airport (YAN), Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field (CKA), Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,948 miles (or 12,791 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 Yangambi Airport and Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field, 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 Yangambi Airport and Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAN / FZIR |
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Location: | Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°48'0"N by 24°26'59"E |
Elevation: | 1348 feet (411 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from YAN |
More Information: | YAN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKA / KCKA |
Airport Name: | Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field |
Location: | Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°44'17"N by 98°7'33"W |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 1202 feet (366 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CKA |
More Information: | CKA Maps & Info |
Facts about Yangambi Airport (YAN):
- In addition to being known as "Yangambi Airport", another name for YAN is "Yangambi Airport".
- The closest airport to Yangambi Airport (YAN) is Bangoka International Airport (FKI), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) ESE of YAN.
- The furthest airport from Yangambi Airport (YAN) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Yangambi Airport (meaning Yangambi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,208 miles (19,646 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
Facts about Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field (CKA):
- Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field (CKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field (CKA) is Anthony Municipal Airport (ANY), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) N of CKA.
- Currently, Kegelman AFAF is a sub-base of Vance Air Force Base under the control of the 71st Flying Training Wing.
- Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field is located near the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, across the Great Salt Plains Lake, 20 km east of Cherokee, Oklahoma in the United States.
- The furthest airport from Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field (CKA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,816 miles (17,407 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.