Nonstop flight route between Holguín, Cuba and Doha, Qatar:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Frank País International Airport (HOG), Holguín, Cuba and Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD), Doha, Qatar would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,703 miles (or 12,396 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 Frank País International Airport and Al-Udeid Air Base, 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 Frank País International Airport and Al-Udeid Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Frank País International Airport (HOG):

• The closest airport to Frank País International Airport (HOG) is Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) SW of HOG.
• Because of Frank País International Airport's relatively low elevation of 361 feet, planes can take off or land at Frank País International 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 furthest airport from Frank País International Airport (HOG) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,761 miles (18,927 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• Frank País International Airport (HOG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport is headquarters to the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces Eastern Command.

Facts about Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD):

• Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The Administration’s FY2011 military construction request for Qatar was $64.3 million, for Air Force facilities and a National Security Agency warehouse.
• Because of Al-Udeid Air Base's relatively low elevation of 130 feet, planes can take off or land at Al-Udeid Air Base 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 furthest airport from Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to Al-Udeid Air Base (meaning Al-Udeid Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,021 miles (19,346 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The Al Udeid Air Base now serves as a logistics, command, and basing hub for U.S.
• Al Udeid and other facilities in Qatar serve as logistics, command, and basing hubs for the U.S.
• The closest airport to Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD) is Hamad International Airport (DOH), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) ENE of IUD.
• In addition to being known as "Al-Udeid Air Base", other names for IUD include "قاعدة العديد الجوية" and "XJD".