Nonstop flight route between Helena / West Helena, Arkansas, United States and Split, Croatia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield (HEE), Helena / West Helena, Arkansas, United States and Split Airport (SPU), Split, Croatia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,354 miles (or 8,616 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 Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield and Split 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 Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield and Split Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEE / KHEE |
Airport Name: | Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield |
Location: | Helena / West Helena, Arkansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°34'35"N by 90°40'32"W |
Area Served: | Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, United States |
Operator/Owner: | City of Helena-West Helena |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 242 feet (74 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HEE |
More Information: | HEE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPU / LDSP |
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Location: | Split, Croatia |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°32'20"N by 16°17'53"E |
Area Served: | Split/Kaštela/Trogir |
Operator/Owner: | Split Airport Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SPU |
More Information: | SPU Maps & Info |
Facts about Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield (HEE):
- The airfield was operated under contract to USAAF by Aero-Tech providing basic flight instruction to aviation cadets.
- Airline flights ended in 1959.
- Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield (HEE) has 2 runways.
- The airport was established in 1941 by the United States Army Air Forces and is known as Thompson-Robbins Field.
- Because of Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 242 feet, planes can take off or land at Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield 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.
- The airfield was turned over to civil control at the end of the war though the War Assets Administration.
- The closest airport to Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield (HEE) is Tunica Municipal Airport (UTM), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ENE of HEE.
- The furthest airport from Thompson-Robbins AirportThompson-Robbins Army Airfield (HEE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,968 miles (17,651 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Split Airport (SPU):
- The closest airport to Split Airport (SPU) is Bol Airport (BWK), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SE of SPU.
- Split Airport handled 1,581,734 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Split Airport (SPU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,800 miles (18,990 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Split Airport (SPU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the last few years the summer peaks activity called for an expansion of the airport s capacity.
- Split first commercial route was opened in 1931 by the Yugoslav airline Aeroput which linked Zagreb with Belgrade trough Rijeka, Split and Sarajevo, and maintained this route until the start of the Second World War.
- Because of Split Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Split 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.
- Expansion of Split Airport is happening in 3 phases.
- In addition to being known as "Split Airport", another name for SPU is "Zračna luka Split".