Nonstop flight route between Thompson, Manitoba, Canada and Bafoussam, Cameroon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thompson Municipal Airport (YTH), Thompson, Manitoba, Canada and Bafoussam Airport (BFX), Bafoussam, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,595 miles (or 10,614 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 Thompson Municipal Airport and Bafoussam 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 Thompson Municipal Airport and Bafoussam Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YTH / CYTH |
Airport Name: | Thompson Municipal Airport |
Location: | Thompson, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°48'16"N by 97°51'44"W |
Area Served: | Thompson, Manitoba |
Operator/Owner: | Thompson Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 735 feet (224 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YTH |
More Information: | YTH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFX / FKKU |
Airport Name: | Bafoussam Airport |
Location: | Bafoussam, Cameroon |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°32'12"N by 10°21'15"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4347 feet (1,325 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFX |
More Information: | BFX Maps & Info |
Facts about Thompson Municipal Airport (YTH):
- The closest airport to Thompson Municipal Airport (YTH) is Thicket Portage Airport (YTD), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) S of YTH.
- Thompson Municipal Airport (YTH) has 2 runways.
- Because of Thompson Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 735 feet, planes can take off or land at Thompson Municipal 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 airport is served by Calm Air and Perimeter Aviation with flights to Winnipeg.
- The furthest airport from Thompson Municipal Airport (YTH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,263 miles (16,516 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Bafoussam Airport (BFX):
- The furthest airport from Bafoussam Airport (BFX) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Bafoussam Airport (meaning Bafoussam Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Bafoussam Airport (BFX) is Dschang Airport (DSC), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) WSW of BFX.
- Because of Bafoussam Airport's high elevation of 4,347 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BFX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BFX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Bafoussam Airport (BFX) currently has only 1 runway.