Nonstop flight route between Homestead, Florida, United States and Agen, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States and Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF), Agen, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,583 miles (or 7,376 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 Homestead Air Reserve Base and Agen La Garenne 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 Homestead Air Reserve Base and Agen La Garenne Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HST / KHST |
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Location: | Homestead, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°29'17"N by 80°23'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States |
View all routes: | Routes from HST |
More Information: | HST Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGF / LFBA |
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Location: | Agen, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°10'28"N by 0°35'26"E |
Area Served: | Agen, France |
Operator/Owner: | Syndicat Mixte Aérodrome Départemental (SMAD) du Lot et Garonne |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 204 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AGF |
More Information: | AGF Maps & Info |
Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):
- Shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Army Air Forces officials decided the site would better serve defense needs as a maintenance stopover point for aircraft being ferried to the Caribbean and North Africa.
- The 482th Fighter Wing is part of the Air Force Reserve Command and Tenth Air Force and functions as the host wing for the installation.
- The closest airport to Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of HST.
- On 1 November 1955, the now-Homestead AFB was upgraded to a group level facility with the activation of the 379th Air Base Group which managed a major construction and rehabilitation program through 1957.
- Within a year, the 19th Bomb Wing was transferred to Homestead on 1 June 1956 from Pinecastle AFB, Florida.
- The host unit at Homestead is the 482d Fighter Wing assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's Tenth Air Force.
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- During this period of time the base was under two commands.
- In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
- The furthest airport from Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,568 miles (18,616 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF):
- Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Agen La Garenne Airport's relatively low elevation of 204 feet, planes can take off or land at Agen La Garenne 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 "Agen La Garenne Airport", another name for AGF is "Aérodrome d'Agen - La Garenne".
- The furthest airport from Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Agen La Garenne Airport (meaning Agen La Garenne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,288 miles (19,775 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Agen La Garenne Airport handled 35,108 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) is Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) N of AGF.