Nonstop flight route between Yola, Nigeria and Carlsbad, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yola Airport (YOL), Yola, Nigeria and McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD), Carlsbad, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,023 miles (or 12,911 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 Yola Airport and McClellan–Palomar 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 Yola Airport and McClellan–Palomar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YOL / DNYO |
Airport Name: | Yola Airport |
Location: | Yola, Nigeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°15'27"N by 12°25'49"E |
Area Served: | Yola, Nigeria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 599 feet (183 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YOL |
More Information: | YOL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLD / KCRQ |
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Location: | Carlsbad, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°7'41"N by 117°16'48"W |
Area Served: | North San Diego County |
Operator/Owner: | County of San Diego |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 331 feet (101 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CLD |
More Information: | CLD Maps & Info |
Facts about Yola Airport (YOL):
- Because of Yola Airport's relatively low elevation of 599 feet, planes can take off or land at Yola 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.
- The closest airport to Yola Airport (YOL) is Garoua International Airport (GOU), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) E of YOL.
- The furthest airport from Yola Airport (YOL) is Fitiuta Airport (FTI), which is nearly antipodal to Yola Airport (meaning Yola Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fitiuta Airport), and is located 12,072 miles (19,428 kilometers) away in Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States.
- Yola Airport handled 108,677 passengers last year.
- Yola Airport (YOL) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD):
- The furthest airport from McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,512 miles (18,527 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- McClellan–Palomar Airport covers 466 acres and has one asphalt runway, 6/24, 4,897 ft × 150 ft.
- The closest airport to McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) is Bob Maxwell Field (Oceanside Municipal Airport) (OCN), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNW of CLD.
- Because of McClellan–Palomar Airport's relatively low elevation of 331 feet, planes can take off or land at McClellan–Palomar 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.
- McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Previous airline service to the airport includes American Eagle to Los Angeles and America West Express to Phoenix.
- In addition to being known as "McClellan–Palomar Airport", another name for CLD is "CRQ".