Nonstop flight route between Yaoundé, Cameroon and Sembach, Germany:
Departure Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yaoundé Airport (YAO), Yaoundé, Cameroon and Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX), Sembach, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,164 miles (or 5,092 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 Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base, 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 Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base. 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: | SEX / ETAS |
Airport Name: | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base |
Location: | Sembach, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°31'41"N by 7°51'56"E |
Operator/Owner: | United States with authority from Germany |
View all routes: | Routes from SEX |
More Information: | SEX 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.
- The closest airport to Yaoundé Airport (YAO) is Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of YAO.
- Yaoundé Airport (YAO) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX):
- On 30 November 1954, the 30th TRS received the first Martin RB-57A Canberra, to replace its World War II vintage RB-26 Invaders.
- The closest airport to Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) is Ramstein Air Base (RMS), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of SEX.
- In January 1958, it was announced that the 66th TRW would transition to the RF-101 Voodoo.
- The furthest airport from Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,992 miles (19,299 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- As 1957 progressed USAFE HQ decided to reorganizs its tactical reconnaissance assets.
- The farmers joined forces and forcibly hindered the surveyors, injuring one of them.
- Sembach's origins date back to 1919 after World War I when French occupation troops used the eastern half of the present flightline as an airfield.
- As part of the general withdrawal of French occupation forces from the left bank of the Rhine in 1930, the French abandoned the airfield on June 15, 1930.
- In April 1951, German surveyors visited the area in the company of French officers.
- Despite these efforts, the land was successfully surveyed in August 1952.