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YAO to BUG: distance & flight time
Yaounde (Yaoundé Airport) → Benguela (Benguela Airport)
1,144 mi
1,840 km · 994 nm
2h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,144 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 57m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YAO — Yaoundé Airport · Yaounde, Cameroon
- BUG — Benguela Airport · Benguela, Angola
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near YAO
- NSI · Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport8 mi away
- BMM · Bitam Airport122 mi away
- DLA · Douala International Airport125 mi away
- FOM · Foumban Nkounja Airport135 mi away
Near BUG
- CBT · Catumbela Airport11 mi away
- NDD · Sumbe Airport104 mi away
- PBN · Porto Amboim Airport133 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAO from BUG?
The flight distance from Yaounde (YAO) to Benguela (BUG) is 1,144 miles (1,840 km, 994 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAO to BUG?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 57m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from YAO to BUG?
Nonstop service on YAO–BUG depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 57m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAO to BUG?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YAO–BUG that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YAO to BUG fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YAO–BUG tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.