Nonstop flight route between Datong, Shanxi, China and Homestead, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Datong Yungang Airport (DAT), Datong, Shanxi, China and Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,821 miles (or 12,586 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 Datong Yungang Airport and Homestead Air Reserve Base, 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 Datong Yungang Airport and Homestead Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAT / ZBDT |
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Location: | Datong, Shanxi, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°3'37"N by 113°28'54"E |
Area Served: | Datong, Shanxi, China |
Operator/Owner: | Shanxi Civil Airport Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3458 feet (1,054 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DAT |
More Information: | DAT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HST / KHST |
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Location: | Homestead, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°29'17"N by 80°23'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States |
View all routes: | Routes from HST |
More Information: | HST Maps & Info |
Facts about Datong Yungang Airport (DAT):
- The furthest airport from Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) is Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES), which is nearly antipodal to Datong Yungang Airport (meaning Datong Yungang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport), and is located 12,345 miles (19,868 kilometers) away in San Antonio Oeste, Argentina.
- Datong Yungang Airport handled 117,423 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) is Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ), which is located 89 miles (144 kilometers) ENE of DAT.
- In addition to being known as "Datong Yungang Airport", other names for DAT include "大同云冈机场" and "Dàtóng Yúngāng Jīchǎng".
- Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):
- The host unit at Homestead is the 482d Fighter Wing assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's Tenth Air Force.
- – 50th Area Support Group, Florida Army National Guard
- On 30 January 1943, the base assumed a more vital wartime role with the activation of the 2nd Operational Training Unit.
- The 379th Bomb Wing was activated at Homestead on 1 November 1955.
- The furthest airport from Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,568 miles (18,616 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The 28th Bomb Squadron converted to the new Boeing B-52H Stratofortress aircraft in 1961, with the remaining squadrons of the 19th being transferred to various SAC Strategic Wings.
- The 482th Fighter Wing is part of the Air Force Reserve Command and Tenth Air Force and functions as the host wing for the installation.
- The closest airport to Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of HST.
- In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".