Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Hatay, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, United States and Hatay Airport (HTY), Hatay, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,897 miles (or 11,099 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 Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field and Hatay 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 Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field and Hatay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EFD / KEFD |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°36'25"N by 95°9'32"W |
View all routes: | Routes from EFD |
More Information: | EFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HTY / LTDA |
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Location: | Hatay, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°21'46"N by 36°16'55"E |
Area Served: | Antakya, Turkey |
Operator/Owner: | DHMİ (State Airports Authority) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HTY |
More Information: | HTY Maps & Info |
Facts about Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD):
- Also the possibility of a new municipal airfield endangered the existence of Ellington Field, rumors circulated throughout the Texas National Guard that the War Department wanted to transfer the aviation schools at Kelly and Brooks Fields to Houston.
- In 1948, Ellington Airport was one of many airfields selected to be reactivated in an effort to maintain a large military force in the United States after World War II.
- The base, which consisted of a few hangars and some wooden headquarters buildings, was completed in a matter of months.
- Though the 111th Observation Squadron had the excess World War I storage and maintenance facilities at Ellington Field, the squadron did not have a true headquarters building.
- The closest airport to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of EFD.
- Ellington was considered surplus to requirements after World War I and the base was inactivated as an active duty airfield in January 1920.
- In addition to being known as "Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field", another name for EFD is "Ellington Field JRB".
- The furthest airport from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- New construction designated under the "Grow the Army" project was completed in 2010.
Facts about Hatay Airport (HTY):
- Because of Hatay Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Hatay 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.
- Hatay Airport (HTY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hatay Airport (HTY) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,379 miles (18,312 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Hatay Airport", another name for HTY is "Hatay Havaalanı".
- The closest airport to Hatay Airport (HTY) is Aleppo International Airport (ALP), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) ESE of HTY.