Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Oryol, Russia:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from DWH to OEL:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- DWH Airport Information
- OEL Airport Information
- Facts about DWH
- Facts about OEL
- Map of Nearest Airports to DWH
- List of Nearest Airports to DWH
- Map of Furthest Airports from DWH
- List of Furthest Airports from DWH
- Map of Nearest Airports to OEL
- List of Nearest Airports to OEL
- Map of Furthest Airports from OEL
- List of Furthest Airports from OEL
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), Houston, Texas, United States and Yuzhny Airport (OEL), Oryol, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,006 miles (or 9,665 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 David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport and Yuzhny 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 David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport and Yuzhny Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DWH / KDWH |
Airport Name: | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport |
Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°3'42"N by 95°33'10"W |
Area Served: | Houston, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Jag Gill |
Airport Type: | Public-use, privately owned |
Elevation: | 152 feet (46 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from DWH |
More Information: | DWH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OEL / |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Oryol, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°56'6"N by 36°0'6"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 656 feet (200 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OEL |
More Information: | OEL Maps & Info |
Facts about David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH):
- David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) has 3 runways.
- The airport is notable because it is one of only a few privately owned airports with a Federal Aviation Administration control tower.
- The furthest airport from David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,969 miles (17,653 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) is George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of DWH.
- In 1989, Charles Hooks retired and sold the airport to the Gill Family.
- Because of David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 152 feet, planes can take off or land at David Wayne Hooks Memorial 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.
Facts about Yuzhny Airport (OEL):
- The furthest airport from Yuzhny Airport (OEL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,836 miles (17,440 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Yuzhny Airport (OEL) is Bryansk International Airport (BZK), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) WNW of OEL.
- Yuzhny Airport (OEL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Yuzhny Airport", other names for OEL include "Аэропорт Южный" and "UUOR".
- Because of Yuzhny Airport's relatively low elevation of 656 feet, planes can take off or land at Yuzhny 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.