Nonstop flight route between Homestead, Florida, United States and Canberra, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States and Canberra Airport (CBR), Canberra, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,437 miles (or 15,187 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 Canberra 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 Canberra 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: | CBR / YSCB |
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Location: | Canberra, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°18'24"S by 149°11'41"E |
Area Served: | Canberra |
Operator/Owner: | Capital Airport Group Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1886 feet (575 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CBR |
More Information: | CBR Maps & Info |
Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):
- On 15 September 1945, three years to the day of the base's founding, a massive hurricane barreled through, sending winds of up to 145 mph whistling through the cinderblock buildings.
- Homestead Airfield began as a United States Army Air Forces facility on 16 September 1942 when the Army Air Forces assumed control of an isolated airstrip located about a mile inland from the shore of Biscayne Bay.
- 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.
- 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.
- The 379th BMW inherited the honors, history and colors of the World War II Eighth Air Force 379th Bomb Group upon activation.
- On 30 January 1943, the base assumed a more vital wartime role with the activation of the 2nd Operational Training Unit.
- In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
Facts about Canberra Airport (CBR):
- Canberra Airport handled 3,206,103 passengers last year.
- Canberra Airport (CBR) has 2 runways.
- The General Aviation Terminal in Canberra Airport is a separate building located on the far west side of the Terminal Precinct.
- In November 2012, a national petition was started by 10-year-old Eve Cogan to name the new extensions after David Warren, inventor of the blackbox.
- The furthest airport from Canberra Airport (CBR) is Horta International Airport (HOR), which is nearly antipodal to Canberra Airport (meaning Canberra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Horta International Airport), and is located 12,187 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Horta, Azores, Portugal.
- Several new hangars and buildings have been erected in both Fairbairn and near the terminal.
- The closest airport to Canberra Airport (CBR) is Goulburn Airport (GUL), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) NE of CBR.
- The former Qantas Terminal at Canberra Airport was located on the western side of the building.
- Over a dozen office buildings have also been built on airport land at Brindabella Business Park and Fairbairn.
- In addition to being known as "Canberra Airport", another name for CBR is "Canberra International Airport".
- In 2010, 8 Brindabella Circuit, a building located in the administration area of the Airport precinct, won the 5 Green Stars Australian Excellence Award.
- The former Common User Terminal was located on the far eastern side of the building.