Nonstop flight route between Hemet, California, United States and Bloomington, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT), Hemet, California, United States and Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI), Bloomington, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,610 miles (or 2,590 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 Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field and Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HMT / KHMT |
Airport Name: | Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field |
Location: | Hemet, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°44'2"N by 117°1'20"W |
Area Served: | Hemet, California |
Operator/Owner: | County of Riverside |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1512 feet (461 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HMT |
More Information: | HMT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BMI / KBMI |
Airport Name: | Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal |
Location: | Bloomington, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°28'37"N by 88°54'56"W |
Area Served: | Bloomington / Normal, Illinois |
Operator/Owner: | Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 871 feet (265 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BMI |
More Information: | BMI Maps & Info |
Facts about Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT):
- In June 2007, The Hemet-Ryan Airport was approved $2.5 million from the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and over $25 million from the state for the redevelopment of the air-attack facilities.
- The closest airport to Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) is Banning Municipal Airport (BNG), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NE of HMT.
- The furthest airport from Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,471 miles (18,460 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airfield was opened in September 1940 by the United States Army Air Corps.
- For over 50 years, Hemet-Ryan was a popular site for operating sailplanes.
- The United States Forest Service commenced air tanker loading operations in 1957, and in 1959 California Division of Forestry began their operation at Ryan field.
- In 1977 Cal Fire began a two-week pilot helitack program utilizing a contracted helicopter.
- Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) has 2 runways.
Facts about Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI):
- Hangar rental, fueling, and aircraft maintenance facilities are available.
- The closest airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) is General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) WNW of BMI.
- The furthest airport from Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,045 miles (17,775 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI) has 2 runways.
- Because of Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal's relatively low elevation of 871 feet, planes can take off or land at Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal 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.
- Dedication of the airport was on May 30, 1928, witnessed by some 10,000 area residents.
- Nothing survives of the old airport, but a historic marker near the north end of Constitution Trail commemorates the site.
- Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal is a public airport in McLean County, Illinois, three miles east of Bloomington and southeast of Normal.
- The Prairie Aviation Museum is on the west side of the airport.