Nonstop flight route between Yaoundé, Cameroon and Nashville, Tennessee, United States:
Departure Airport:
(3°50'9"N by 11°31'23"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°7'36"N by 86°40'54"W)
Distance from YAO to BNA:
6,517.87 miles (10,489.46 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yaoundé Airport (YAO), Yaoundé, Cameroon and Nashville International Airport (BNA), Nashville, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,518 miles (or 10,489 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 Yaoundé Airport and Nashville 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 Yaoundé Airport and Nashville 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: | 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BNA / KBNA |
| Airport Name: | Nashville International Airport |
| Location: | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°7'36"N by 86°40'54"W |
| Area Served: | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Nashville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 599 feet (183 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BNA |
| More Information: | BNA Maps & Info |
Facts about Yaoundé Airport (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.
- The closest airport to Yaoundé Airport (YAO) is Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of YAO.
Facts about Nashville International Airport (BNA):
- The closest airport to Nashville International Airport (BNA) is Smyrna Airport (MQY), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SE of BNA.
- The furthest airport from Nashville International Airport (BNA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,198 miles (18,021 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- BNA is home to an aviation themed art project and gallery entitled Arts at the Airport.
- Even with Nashville no longer being a hub for a major airline, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, the number of passengers using the airport is expected to double within the next 20 years.
- By 1935 the need for an airport larger and closer to the city than Sky Harbor Airport was realized and a citizens' committee was organized by mayor Hillary Howse to choose a location.
- Because of Nashville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 599 feet, planes can take off or land at Nashville 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.
- In the early 1980s the MNAA commissioned Robert Lamb Hart, in association with the firm of Gresham, Smith and Partners, to design a modern terminal.
- Nashville International Airport (BNA) has 4 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.12 miles (13.06 km) SSE | Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) | Yaoundé, Cameroon |     |
| 2 | 70.25 miles (113.06 km) SSW | Ebolowa Airport (EBW) | Ebolowa, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 121.66 miles (195.79 km) S | Bitam Airport (BMM) | Bitam, Gabon | |
| 4 | 124.90 miles (201.00 km) W | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| 5 | 125.65 miles (202.22 km) WSW | Kribi Airport (KBI) | Kribi, Cameroon | |
| 6 | 135.32 miles (217.77 km) NNW | Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) | Foumban, Cameroon | |
| 7 | 135.32 miles (217.77 km) NNW | Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) | Koutaba, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 142.42 miles (229.21 km) NW | Bafoussam Airport (BFX) | Bafoussam, Cameroon | |
| 9 | 149.80 miles (241.08 km) NW | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 10 | 159.59 miles (256.83 km) ENE | Bertoua Airport (BTA) | Bertoua, Cameroon | |
| 11 | 160.61 miles (258.48 km) W | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 12 | 175.38 miles (282.24 km) NW | Bali Airport (BAJ) | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea | |
| 13 | 175.38 miles (282.24 km) NW | Bali Airport (BLC) | Bali, Cameroon | |
| 14 | 178.44 miles (287.18 km) SW | Bata Airport (BSG) | Bata, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 15 | 180.19 miles (289.98 km) NNW | Bamenda Airport (BPC) | Bamenda, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,202.21 miles (19,637.51 km) ESE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,753.46 miles (18,915.31 km) SW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,717.19 miles (18,856.94 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,716.71 miles (18,856.18 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 5 | 11,715.26 miles (18,853.83 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,711.20 miles (18,847.31 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,710.09 miles (18,845.51 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,705.53 miles (18,838.17 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,705.39 miles (18,837.94 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,699.50 miles (18,828.47 km) SSE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,598.72 miles (18,666.28 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 11,569.50 miles (18,619.25 km) WSW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 13 | 11,530.43 miles (18,556.38 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 14 | 11,491.34 miles (18,493.47 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,461.81 miles (18,445.94 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 | 12.17 miles (19.58 km) SE | Smyrna Airport (MQY) | Smyrna, Tennessee, United States | |
| 2 | 41.42 miles (66.66 km) SSE | Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 3 | 47.13 miles (75.85 km) WSW | Centerville Municipal Airport (GHM) | Centerville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 48.36 miles (77.83 km) SW | Maury County Airport (MRC) | Columbia/Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, United States | |
| 5 | 53.24 miles (85.67 km) NW | Clarksville–Montgomery County Regional Airport (CKV) | Clarksville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 6 | 55.44 miles (89.23 km) ESE | Warren County Memorial Airport (RNC) | McMinnville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 7 | 57.07 miles (91.85 km) SSE | Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | |
| 8 | 58.76 miles (94.57 km) NW | Campbell Army Airfield (HOP) | Fort Campbell / Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States | |
| 9 | 59.69 miles (96.06 km) NNE | Paducah KY (BWG) | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States | |
| 10 | 74.02 miles (119.12 km) S | Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FYM) | Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 11 | 74.44 miles (119.80 km) NNE | Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) | Glasgow, Kentucky, United States | |
| 12 | 77.39 miles (124.54 km) SE | Franklin County Airport (UOS) | Sewanee, Tennessee, United States | |
| 13 | 95.91 miles (154.36 km) W | Henry County Airport (PHT) | Paris, Tennessee, United States | |
| 14 | 96.03 miles (154.55 km) SE | Marion County Airport (APT) | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | |
| 15 | 100.05 miles (161.02 km) S | Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) | Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,197.74 miles (18,020.97 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,177.04 miles (17,987.65 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,156.29 miles (17,954.27 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,144.79 miles (17,935.76 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,136.56 miles (17,922.50 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,120.80 miles (17,897.16 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,119.60 miles (17,895.22 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,111.37 miles (17,881.97 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,094.61 miles (17,855.00 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,081.17 miles (17,833.37 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,061.00 miles (17,800.91 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,051.42 miles (17,785.49 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,048.58 miles (17,780.92 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,040.76 miles (17,768.33 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,036.27 miles (17,761.12 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |