Nonstop flight route between Yaoundé, Cameroon and Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yaoundé Airport (YAO), Yaoundé, Cameroon and Falalop Airfield (ULI), Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,750 miles (or 14,082 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 Falalop Airfield, 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 Falalop Airfield. 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: | ULI / |
Airport Name: | Falalop Airfield |
Location: | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°1'14"N by 139°47'22"E |
View all routes: | Routes from ULI |
More Information: | ULI Maps & Info |
Facts about Yaoundé Airport (YAO):
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Falalop Airfield (ULI):
- Fleet Air Wing One was based at Falalop from 15 October until 30 December 1944 when it was relocated to Saipan.
- The furthest airport from Falalop Airfield (ULI) is Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Falalop Airfield (meaning Falalop Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport), and is located 12,385 miles (19,931 kilometers) away in Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Falalop Airfield or Naval Air Base Ulithi is a former World War II airfield on the island of Falalop, part of Ulithi Atoll in the Caroline Islands.
- The closest airport to Falalop Airfield (ULI) is Yap International Airport (YAP), which is located 122 miles (196 kilometers) WSW of ULI.
- On 7 December 1944 a detachment of two PBYs of VPB-23 was deployed to Falalop for air-sea rescue missions.