Nonstop flight route between Homestead, Florida, United States and Agaun, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States and Agaun Airport (AUP), Agaun, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,012 miles (or 14,503 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 Agaun 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 Agaun 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: | AUP / AYAG |
Airport Name: | Agaun Airport |
Location: | Agaun, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°55'50"S by 149°23'8"E |
Elevation: | 3200 feet (975 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AUP |
More Information: | AUP Maps & Info |
Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):
- – 50th Area Support Group, Florida Army National Guard
- 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.
- For its first six months of existence, Homestead Army Airfield served as a scheduled stop on a well traveled air route from northeast U.S.
- After being closed by the military, Homestead was known as Dade County Airport, and operated as a civilian facility for almost a decade.
- As the need for trained transport pilots grew during 1943, officials in Washington decided to beef up the training program at Homestead.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
- The 379th BW transferred its B-47s beginning in October 1960 and moved without personnel or equipment to Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan in January 1961.
- The 379th Bomb Wing was activated at Homestead on 1 November 1955.
Facts about Agaun Airport (AUP):
- The closest airport to Agaun Airport (AUP) is Wanigela Airport (AGL), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NNW of AUP.
- Agaun Airport (AUP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Agaun Airport (AUP) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,900 miles (19,151 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.