Nonstop flight route between Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States and Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN), Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States and Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB), Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,498 miles (or 2,410 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 relatively short distance between Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield and Texada/Gillies Bay Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HMN / KHMN |
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Location: | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°51'8"N by 106°6'23"W |
View all routes: | Routes from HMN |
More Information: | HMN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGB / CYGB |
Airport Name: | Texada/Gillies Bay Airport |
Location: | Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°41'39"N by 124°31'4"W |
Operator/Owner: | Regional District of Powell River |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 326 feet (99 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YGB |
More Information: | YGB Maps & Info |
Facts about Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN):
- The Aero-Medical Field Laboratory at Holloman "conducted space flight training with chimpanzees 1961-1962", including Ham the Chimp launched 31 January 1961 and ENOS on an orbital flight.
- The closest airport to Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) is Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) E of HMN.
- In addition to being known as "Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield", another name for HMN is "Holloman AFB".
- In 1944 the "base operating unit" changed to the 231st Army Air Force Base Unit and 4145 AAFBU, and on 16 April 1945 Alamogordo AAF was relieved of its training mission and assigned to Continental Air Forces to become a permanent B-29 base.
- The furthest airport from Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,323 miles (18,222 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In February 2006, the Bush Administration announced that Holloman would cease to be home to the F-117A Nighthawk.
- On 1 May 1996, the German Luftwaffe established the German Air Force Tactical Training Center at Holloman.
Facts about Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB):
- Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,673 miles (17,176 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Texada/Gillies Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 326 feet, planes can take off or land at Texada/Gillies Bay 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.
- The closest airport to Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (YGB) is Powell River Airport (YPW), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) N of YGB.