Nonstop flight route between Kharkiv, Ukraine and Del Rio, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kharkiv International Airport (HRK), Kharkiv, Ukraine and Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF), Del Rio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,360 miles (or 10,235 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 Kharkiv International Airport and Laughlin Air Force 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 Kharkiv International Airport and Laughlin Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HRK / UKHH |
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Location: | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°55'28"N by 36°17'23"E |
Area Served: | Kharkiv |
Operator/Owner: | "New Systems AM" LLC |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 508 feet (155 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HRK |
More Information: | HRK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLF / KDLF |
Airport Name: | Laughlin Air Force Base |
Location: | Del Rio, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°21'33"N by 100°46'41"W |
View all routes: | Routes from DLF |
More Information: | DLF Maps & Info |
Facts about Kharkiv International Airport (HRK):
- In addition to being known as "Kharkiv International Airport", another name for HRK is "Міжнародний аеропорт "Харків"".
- Because of Kharkiv International Airport's relatively low elevation of 508 feet, planes can take off or land at Kharkiv 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.
- Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Since 2013 the airport operates a category II instrument landing system.
- The closest airport to Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) is Belgorod International Airport (EGO), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) NNE of HRK.
- The furthest airport from Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,847 miles (17,457 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF):
- The closest airport to Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Del Rio International Airport (DRT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of DLF.
- In 1961, Headquarters US Air Force notified Laughlin officials their mission would expand to again include an Air Training Command undergraduate pilot training program.
- There were 651 households out of which 56.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.8% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.3% were non-families.
- The median income for a household on the base was $38,625, and the median income for a family was $38,625.
- The furthest airport from Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,241 miles (18,091 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Laughlin U-2s were among the first to provide photographic evidence of Soviet missile installations in Cuba in 1962 when 4080th U-2 pilot Major Steve Heyser flew his U-2C over Cuba after taking off from Edwards AFB, California.
- Another 4080th pilot, Major Rudolf Anderson, Jr., perished when his U-2 was hit by shrapnel from a Soviet-made SA-2 on October 22, 1962 while overflying Cuba from McCoy AFB.