Nonstop flight route between Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Koutaba, Cameroon:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Victoria International Airport (YYJ), Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB), Koutaba, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,781 miles (or 12,522 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 Victoria International Airport and Foumban Nkounja 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 Victoria International Airport and Foumban Nkounja Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Victoria International Airport (YYJ):

• The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
• The furthest airport from Victoria International Airport (YYJ) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,724 miles (17,259 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) is Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome (YBW), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NE of YYJ.
• In 1997, as part of a broad scale restructuring of airports across Canada, Transport Canada, gave operational control of the airport to the Victoria Airport Authority.
• There are several organisations that offer flight training at the airport
• Like most airports that are run by local authorities in Canada, Victoria International Airport charges an Airport Improvement Fee for each outgoing passenger.
• Victoria International Airport (YYJ) has 3 runways.
• Because of Victoria International Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Victoria 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 last Royal Canadian Air Force unit left the airport in 1952.
• Victoria International Airport serves Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
• The Victoria Airport Authority's 2008 master plan laid out a timeline of proposed changes to the airport.
• As of December 1, 2010, time limited, ad supported Wi-Fi internet service provided by BOLDStreet Wireless is available terminal wide.

Facts about Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB):

• The furthest airport from Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Foumban Nkounja Airport (meaning Foumban Nkounja Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,176 miles (19,596 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
• The closest airport to Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) is Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of KOB.
• In addition to being known as "Foumban Nkounja Airport", another name for KOB is "FOM / KOB".
• Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) currently has only 1 runway.