Nonstop flight route between Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada and Foumban, Cameroon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between CFB Greenwood (YZX), Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada and Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM), Foumban, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,244 miles (or 8,439 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 CFB Greenwood 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 CFB Greenwood and Foumban Nkounja Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YZX / CYZX | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°59'3"N by 64°55'0"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Canada | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 92 feet (28 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YZX | 
| More Information: | YZX Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOM / FKKM | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Foumban, Cameroon | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°38'12"N by 10°45'2"E | 
| Area Served: | Foumban, Cameroon | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3966 feet (1,209 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FOM | 
| More Information: | FOM Maps & Info | 
Facts about CFB Greenwood (YZX):
- The furthest airport from CFB Greenwood (YZX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,728 miles (18,875 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- On December 4, 1942, the Canadian Army provided an anti-aircraft searchlight battery, the 5th Special Mobile Anti-Aircraft Search Light Troop, to provide realistic night training to aircrews.
- The closest airport to CFB Greenwood (YZX) is Digby/Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) SW of YZX.
- Between the fall of 1945 and March 31, 1946, RCAF Station Greenwood maintained a nominal training complement of personnel and aircraft.
- On January 17, 1955 the No.
- In addition to the BCATP program, RAF Station Greenwood was involved in combat operations through maritime reconnaissance to counter U-boat activity in the western Atlantic.
- CFB Greenwood (YZX) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "CFB Greenwood", another name for YZX is "Greenwood Airport".
- Because of CFB Greenwood's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at CFB Greenwood 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.
- Further defence cuts and reorganization in 1995 saw the 434 Squadron move from CFB Shearwater to Greenwood, bringing its Canadair CE/CT-33 Silver Star and Canadair CC/CP/CE-144 Challenger combat support aircraft to the base.
- On February 1, 1968 the RCN, RCAF and Canadian Army were unified into the Canadian Forces.
Facts about Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM):
- In addition to being known as "Foumban Nkounja Airport", another name for FOM is "FOM / KOB".
- The closest airport to Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) is Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of FOM.
- The furthest airport from Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) 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.
- Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) currently has only 1 runway.




