Nonstop flight route between Hola, Kenya and Brownwood, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hola Airport (HOA), Hola, Kenya and Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD), Brownwood, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,045 miles (or 14,556 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 Hola Airport and Brownwood Regional 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 Hola Airport and Brownwood Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOA / HKHO |
Airport Name: | Hola Airport |
Location: | Hola, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°31'12"S by 40°0'14"E |
Area Served: | Hola, Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 194 feet (59 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from HOA |
More Information: | HOA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWD / KBWD |
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Location: | Brownwood, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°47'36"N by 98°57'23"W |
Area Served: | Brownwood, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Brownwood |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1387 feet (423 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BWD |
More Information: | BWD Maps & Info |
Facts about Hola Airport (HOA):
- The closest airport to Hola Airport (HOA) is Garissa Airport (GAS), which is located 77 miles (123 kilometers) NNW of HOA.
- The furthest airport from Hola Airport (HOA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,654 miles (18,755 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Hola Airport is located in Tana River District, Coast Province, in the town of Hola, in southeastern Kenya, close to the Indian Ocean coast and to the International border with Somalia.
- Because of Hola Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Hola 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 Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD):
- The 68th and 77th Reconnaissance Groups trained at Brownwood during 1942 with a variety of aircraft, including B-17 Flying Fortresse, B-24 Liberators, P-40 Warhawks and A-20 Havocs.
- The furthest airport from Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,061 miles (17,801 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD) has 2 runways.
- Trans-Texas/Texas International stopped at BWD until 1976-77.
- The airport opened during World War II as Brownwood Army Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base.
- The closest airport to Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD) is Coleman Municipal Airport (COM), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) W of BWD.
- In addition to being known as "Brownwood Regional Airport", another name for BWD is "Brownwood Army Airfield".