Nonstop flight route between Hoquiam, Washington, United States and Burgos, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bowerman Airport (HQM), Hoquiam, Washington, United States and Burgos Airport (RGS), Burgos, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,267 miles (or 8,477 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 Bowerman Airport and Burgos 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 Bowerman Airport and Burgos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bowerman Airport (HQM):

• The closest airport to Bowerman Airport (HQM) is Sanderson Field (SHN), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) ENE of HQM.
• Bowerman Airport (HQM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Bowerman Airport (HQM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,841 miles (17,447 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Because of Bowerman Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Bowerman 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 Burgos Airport (RGS):

• The furthest airport from Burgos Airport (RGS) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Burgos Airport (meaning Burgos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,334 miles (19,849 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
• On 21 July 1949, the University Air Militia began its activities, after which 22 classes would form in its facilities, the offices of the latter being handed over in 1971.
• The origins of Villafría aerodrome date back to the 1920s, when a small aeronautical detachment was established in Gamonal, which served its purpose until it became too small to cope with the progresses in aeronautics.
• The closest airport to Burgos Airport (RGS) is Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) NE of RGS.
• In fact, the Air Ministry was founded in Burgos after the civil war, when the Military Aeronautical Service forces created by King Alfonso XIII in 1910 were modernised.
• In addition to being known as "Burgos Airport", another name for RGS is "Aeropuerto de Burgos".
• Burgos Airport is located to the north east of the province capital city, on a broad plain between the neighbourhoods of Gamonal and Villafría de Burgos, where the N-120 road and A-1 highway meet in a great roundabout.
• Burgos Airport (RGS) currently has only 1 runway.