Nonstop flight route between Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and Douala, Cameroon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lethbridge Airport (YQL), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and Douala International Airport (DLA), Douala, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,400 miles (or 11,910 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 Lethbridge Airport and Douala 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 Lethbridge Airport and Douala 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: | YQL / CYQL | 
| Airport Name: | Lethbridge Airport | 
| Location: | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°37'49"N by 112°47'58"W | 
| Area Served: | Lethbridge | 
| Operator/Owner: | Lethbridge County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3048 feet (929 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YQL | 
| More Information: | YQL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLA / FKKD | 
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| Location: | Douala, Cameroon | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°0'20"N by 9°43'9"E | 
| Area Served: | Douala, Cameroon | 
| Operator/Owner: | Aéroports du Cameroun (ADC) | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DLA | 
| More Information: | DLA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Lethbridge Airport (YQL):
- The RCAF left Lethbridge in 1944.
 - Between 50 and 60 percent of typical annual aircraft movements are flight training and scheduled air carrier services.
 - Lethbridge Airport (YQL) has 2 runways.
 - Time Air was a regional airline that was initially based in Lethbridge.
 - In 1947, the RCAF's mess hall was converted by the Department of Transportation into an Air Terminal Building, which was replaced by the current facility in 1979.
 - On 23 July 2010, a Canadian Air Force McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet crashed during a practice run for the upcoming Alberta International Airshow.
 - The furthest airport from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,420 miles (16,770 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
 - Lethbridge Airport is located 4 nautical miles south southeast of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
 - The closest airport to Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) W of YQL.
 
Facts about Douala International Airport (DLA):
- Because of Douala International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Douala 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.
 - The closest airport to Douala International Airport (DLA) is Limbe Airport (VCC), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) W of DLA.
 - Douala International Airport (DLA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Douala International Airport handled 704,765 passengers last year.
 - The furthest airport from Douala International Airport (DLA) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Douala International Airport (meaning Douala International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,307 miles (19,805 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
 - In addition to being known as "Douala International Airport", another name for DLA is "Aéroport international de Douala".
 
