Nonstop flight route between Westerland, Germany and Bertoua, Cameroon:
Departure Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sylt Airport (GWT), Westerland, Germany and Bertoua Airport (BTA), Bertoua, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,493 miles (or 5,621 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 Sylt Airport and Bertoua 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 Sylt Airport and Bertoua Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWT / EDXW |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Westerland, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°54'47"N by 8°20'26"E |
Area Served: | Sylt, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Sylt GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 51 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GWT |
More Information: | GWT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTA / FKKO |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Bertoua, Cameroon |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°32'59"N by 13°43'33"E |
Area Served: | Bertoua |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2198 feet (670 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTA |
More Information: | BTA Maps & Info |
Facts about Sylt Airport (GWT):
- Because of Sylt Airport's relatively low elevation of 51 feet, planes can take off or land at Sylt 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 furthest airport from Sylt Airport (GWT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,640 miles (18,733 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Sylt Airport", another name for GWT is "Flughafen Sylt".
- Sylt Airport handled 21,000 passengers last year.
- The island of Sylt used to be a famous destination for leisure and holidays back in the beginning of the 20th century.
- The closest airport to Sylt Airport (GWT) is Vojens Airport (SKS), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ENE of GWT.
- Sylt Airport (GWT) has 2 runways.
- Sylt Airport is the airport on the German island of Sylt located in the municipality of Sylt.
Facts about Bertoua Airport (BTA):
- The closest airport to Bertoua Airport (BTA) is Batouri Airport (OUR), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) E of BTA.
- Bertoua Airport (BTA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Bertoua Airport (BTA) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Bertoua Airport (meaning Bertoua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,043 miles (19,381 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Bertoua Airport", another name for BTA is "Bertoua Airport (Bertoua)".