Nonstop flight route between Garoua, Cameroon and Fort Myers, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Garoua International Airport (GOU), Garoua, Cameroon and Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), Fort Myers, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,244 miles (or 10,048 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 Garoua International Airport and Southwest Florida 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 Garoua International Airport and Southwest Florida 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: | GOU / FKKR |
Airport Name: | Garoua International Airport |
Location: | Garoua, Cameroon |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°20'8"N by 13°22'11"E |
Area Served: | Garoua, Cameroon |
Operator/Owner: | Aéroports du Cameroun (ADC) |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 794 feet (242 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GOU |
More Information: | GOU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RSW / KRSW |
Airport Name: | Southwest Florida International Airport |
Location: | Fort Myers, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°32'9"N by 81°45'19"W |
Area Served: | Fort Myers, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Lee County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RSW |
More Information: | RSW Maps & Info |
Facts about Garoua International Airport (GOU):
- Garoua International Airport (GOU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Garoua International Airport (GOU) is Yola Airport (YOL), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) W of GOU.
- The furthest airport from Garoua International Airport (GOU) is Fitiuta Airport (FTI), which is nearly antipodal to Garoua International Airport (meaning Garoua International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fitiuta Airport), and is located 12,050 miles (19,393 kilometers) away in Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States.
- Because of Garoua International Airport's relatively low elevation of 794 feet, planes can take off or land at Garoua 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.
Facts about Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW):
- For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2011, the airport had 83,385 aircraft operations, an average of 228 per day.
- Southwest Florida International Airport handled 7,637,801 passengers last year.
- A new $16 million Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting facility opened in July 2013.
- Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) is Page Field (FMY), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of RSW.
- Southwest Florida International Airport is a public county-owned airport in the South Fort Myers region of unincorporated Lee County, Florida.
- RSW was conceived in 1973 when it was clear that the existing airport in Fort Myers, Page Field, would be too small.
- The furthest airport from Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,486 miles (18,485 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Southwest Florida International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Southwest Florida 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.