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YAO to GMO: distance & flight time
Yaounde (Yaoundé Airport) → Gombe (Gombe Lawanti International Airport)
449 mi
722 km · 390 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
449 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- GMO — Gombe Lawanti International Airport · Gombe, Nigeria
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 GMO
- BCU · Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport79 mi away
- YOL · Yola Airport127 mi away
- JOS · Yakubu Gowon Airport145 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YAO from GMO?
The flight distance from Yaounde (YAO) to Gombe (GMO) is 449 miles (722 km, 390 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAO to GMO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m 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 GMO?
Nonstop service on YAO–GMO 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 1h 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAO to GMO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YAO–GMO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YAO to GMO fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YAO–GMO 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.