Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Along, Arunachal Pradesh, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States and Along Airport (IXV), Along, Arunachal Pradesh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,387 miles (or 13,497 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 William P. Hobby Airport and Along 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 William P. Hobby Airport and Along Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOU / KHOU |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°38'44"N by 95°16'44"W |
Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOU |
More Information: | HOU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXV / VEAN |
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Location: | Along, Arunachal Pradesh, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°10'31"N by 94°48'6"E |
Area Served: | Along, Arunachal Pradesh |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 900 feet (274 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IXV |
More Information: | IXV Maps & Info |
Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):
- Hobby Airport handles domestic service for six commercial airlines and is an international point of entry for general aviation activity between Texas and Mexico.
- The city of Houston opened and dedicated a new air terminal and hangar in 1940.
- The closest airport to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of HOU.
- Southwest Airlines operated more than 80 percent of the total enplanements at Hobby in 2005 and an average of 10 flights per day per gate.
- William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.
- William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of William P. Hobby Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at William P. Hobby 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.
- On April 9, 2012, Houston Director of Aviation Mario Diaz announced support of international flights from Hobby after multiple studies of the economic impact on the entire city of Houston.
- In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".
- United Airlines, Houston's other major carrier, which would subsequently be forced to compete with Southwest on proposed international routes, has objected to the expansion plans, citing a study which concludes that the change would cost the Houston area jobs and result in a net reduction in GRP.
Facts about Along Airport (IXV):
- The closest airport to Along Airport (IXV) is Pasighat Airport (IXT), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of IXV.
- Because of Along Airport's relatively low elevation of 900 feet, planes can take off or land at Along 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.
- In addition to being known as "Along Airport", another name for IXV is "आलोएनजी हवाई अड्डे".
- The furthest airport from Along Airport (IXV) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,583 miles (18,641 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Along Airport (IXV) currently has only 1 runway.