Nonstop flight route between Yaoundé, Cameroon and Shafter, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(3°43'21"N by 11°33'11"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W)
Distance from NSI to MIT:
8,257.01 miles (13,288.33 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI), Yaoundé, Cameroon and Shafter Airport (MIT), Shafter, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,257 miles (or 13,288 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 Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport and Shafter 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 Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport and Shafter Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NSI / FKYS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yaoundé, Cameroon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°43'21"N by 11°33'11"E |
| Area Served: | Yaoundé |
| Operator/Owner: | Aéroports du Cameroun SA (ADC) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2278 feet (694 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NSI |
| More Information: | NSI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIT / KMIT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shafter, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W |
| Area Served: | Shafter, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Minter Field Airport District |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 424 feet (129 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MIT |
| More Information: | MIT Maps & Info |
Facts about Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI):
- Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport also simply known as Nsimalen airport it's the second busiest and largest public airport in Cameroon.
- The airport is issue with modern facilities.
- The furthest airport from Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (meaning Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,203 miles (19,638 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport", another name for NSI is "Aéroport international de Yaoundé-Nsimalen".
- The closest airport to Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) is Yaoundé Airport (YAO), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNW of NSI.
- Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport covers 3065 acres at an elevation of 694 m, this includes one passenger terminal, one cargo terminal and the 6 aircraft stands.
- Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport handled 208,973 passengers last year.
Facts about Shafter Airport (MIT):
- Shafter Airport, also known as Minter Field, is a public use airport located four nautical miles east of the central business district of Shafter, a city in Kern County, California, United States.
- With the relative completion of construction in July 1942, the airfield was renamed Minter Field Army Airfield a member of the locally prominent Minter family.
- Because of Shafter Airport's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Shafter 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.
- In addition to being known as "Shafter Airport", another name for MIT is "Minter Field".
- Shafter Airport (MIT) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Shafter Airport (MIT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Shafter Airport (MIT) is Meadows Field (BFL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of MIT.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.12 miles (13.06 km) NNW | Yaoundé Airport (YAO) | Yaoundé, Cameroon |     |
| 2 | 63.70 miles (102.52 km) SSW | Ebolowa Airport (EBW) | Ebolowa, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 113.87 miles (183.25 km) S | Bitam Airport (BMM) | Bitam, Gabon | |
| 4 | 123.51 miles (198.77 km) WSW | Kribi Airport (KBI) | Kribi, Cameroon | |
| 5 | 127.93 miles (205.88 km) W | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| 6 | 143.35 miles (230.71 km) NNW | Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) | Foumban, Cameroon | |
| 7 | 143.35 miles (230.71 km) NNW | Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) | Koutaba, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 150.09 miles (241.55 km) NNW | Bafoussam Airport (BFX) | Bafoussam, Cameroon | |
| 9 | 157.07 miles (252.77 km) NW | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 10 | 160.26 miles (257.91 km) ENE | Bertoua Airport (BTA) | Bertoua, Cameroon | |
| 11 | 163.48 miles (263.09 km) W | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 12 | 174.09 miles (280.16 km) SW | Bata Airport (BSG) | Bata, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 13 | 182.98 miles (294.48 km) NW | Bali Airport (BAJ) | Bali, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea | |
| 14 | 182.98 miles (294.48 km) NW | Bali Airport (BLC) | Bali, Cameroon | |
| 15 | 187.94 miles (302.46 km) NNW | Bamenda Airport (BPC) | Bamenda, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,202.56 miles (19,638.07 km) ESE | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,749.73 miles (18,909.30 km) SW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,709.16 miles (18,844.01 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,708.71 miles (18,843.30 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 5 | 11,707.24 miles (18,840.93 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,703.16 miles (18,834.37 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 7 | 11,701.98 miles (18,832.46 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,697.43 miles (18,825.14 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,697.31 miles (18,824.94 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,691.39 miles (18,815.42 km) SSE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,591.28 miles (18,654.31 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 12 | 11,574.93 miles (18,628.00 km) WSW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 13 | 11,525.60 miles (18,548.61 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 14 | 11,483.52 miles (18,480.89 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,454.55 miles (18,434.26 km) SE | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.03 miles (14.53 km) ESE | Meadows Field (BFL) | Bakersfield, California, United States | |
| 2 | 36.91 miles (59.40 km) NNE | Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) | Porterville, California, United States | |
| 3 | 45.60 miles (73.39 km) N | Mefford Field (TLR) | Tulare, California, United States | |
| 4 | 47.02 miles (75.68 km) NNW | Corcoran Airport (CRO) | Corcoran, California, United States | |
| 5 | 49.56 miles (79.76 km) ESE | Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) | Tehachapi, California, United States | |
| 6 | 57.27 miles (92.17 km) NNW | Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) | Visalia, California, United States | |
| 7 | 66.27 miles (106.65 km) ESE | Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) | Mojave, California, United States | |
| 8 | 71.25 miles (114.66 km) NW | Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| 9 | 76.26 miles (122.73 km) SE | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) | Lancaster, California, United States | |
| 10 | 76.64 miles (123.34 km) NW | New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG) | Coalinga, California, United States | |
| 11 | 77.27 miles (124.35 km) E | Inyokern Airport (IYK) | Inyokern, California, United States | |
| 12 | 79.73 miles (128.31 km) SW | Santa Ynez Airport (SQA) | Santa Ynez, California, United States | |
| 13 | 80.41 miles (129.41 km) S | Santa Paula Airport (SZP) | Santa Paula, California, United States | |
| 14 | 81.46 miles (131.10 km) W | Paso Robles Municipal AirportEstrella Army Airfield (PRB) | Paso Robles, California, United States | |
| 15 | 82.86 miles (133.35 km) WSW | Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) | Santa Maria, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,404.12 miles (18,353.11 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,378.03 miles (18,311.12 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,377.28 miles (18,309.91 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,340.59 miles (18,250.87 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,337.66 miles (18,246.15 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,222.83 miles (18,061.35 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,194.33 miles (18,015.48 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,160.49 miles (17,961.02 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,046.39 miles (17,777.40 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,043.96 miles (17,773.49 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,032.52 miles (17,755.08 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,024.29 miles (17,741.83 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,019.64 miles (17,734.35 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,996.41 miles (17,696.96 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,992.09 miles (17,690.01 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |