Nonstop flight route between Homestead, Florida, United States and Koulamoutou, Gabon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States and Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU), Koulamoutou, Gabon would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,430 miles (or 10,348 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 Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou 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 Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou 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: | KOU / FOGK |
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Location: | Koulamoutou, Gabon |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°11'3"S by 12°26'27"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1070 feet (326 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KOU |
More Information: | KOU Maps & Info |
Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (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.
- 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 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.
- In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
- During the Atlantic hurricane season, the 482th Fighter Wing routinely supports forward deployment of the Air Force Reserve's 403rd Wing from Keesler AFB, Mississippi, flying the WC-130 Hercules aircraft in the "Hurricane Hunters" weather reconnaissance mission.
- 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.
- With the activation of the 19th BW, the 823d Air Division was activated to command the two bomb wings at Homestead.
- The host unit at Homestead is the 482d Fighter Wing assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's Tenth Air Force.
- The 379th Bomb Wing was activated at Homestead on 1 November 1955.
- On 30 January 1943, the base assumed a more vital wartime role with the activation of the 2nd Operational Training Unit.
Facts about Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU):
- In addition to being known as "Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport)", another name for KOU is "Koulamoutou Airport".
- The furthest airport from Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (meaning Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,041 miles (19,378 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU) is Moanda Airport (MFF), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) ESE of KOU.