Nonstop flight route between Homestead, Florida, United States and Jaisalmer, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States and Jaisalmer Airport (JSA), Jaisalmer, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,343 miles (or 13,426 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 Jaisalmer 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 Jaisalmer 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: | JSA / VIJR |
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Location: | Jaisalmer, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°52'49"N by 70°51'18"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airport Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Civil enclave |
Elevation: | 751 feet (229 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JSA |
More Information: | JSA Maps & Info |
Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):
- Homestead ARB was established in 1942 as Homestead Army Airfield.
- In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
- On 25 October 1945, following an evaluation of the damage caused by the storm, officials announced that Homestead AAF would shut down, with a target date for complete closure of December 1945.
- 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 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.
- Beginning in mid 1957, the wing deployed aircraft, crews, and support personnel to North African bases under the REFLEX ACTION program.
- On 15 August 1944 command of Homestead AAF consolidated under the 563d AAF Base Unit.
- 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.
Facts about Jaisalmer Airport (JSA):
- Jaisalmer Airport (JSA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Jaisalmer Airport's relatively low elevation of 751 feet, planes can take off or land at Jaisalmer 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.
- No scheduled commercial air service.
- The closest airport to Jaisalmer Airport (JSA) is Kadanwari Airport (KCF), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) WNW of JSA.
- In addition to being known as "Jaisalmer Airport", another name for JSA is "जैसलमेर हवाई अड्डा".
- The furthest airport from Jaisalmer Airport (JSA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Jaisalmer Airport (meaning Jaisalmer Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,411 miles (19,973 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.