Nonstop flight route between Terre Haute, Indiana, United States and Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF), Terre Haute, Indiana, United States and Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH), Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,746 miles (or 14,075 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 Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field and Lord Howe Island 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 Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field and Lord Howe Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUF / KHUF |
Airport Name: | Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field |
Location: | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°27'5"N by 87°18'27"W |
Area Served: | Terre Haute, Indiana |
Operator/Owner: | Terre Haute International Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 589 feet (180 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HUF |
More Information: | HUF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LDH / YLHI |
Airport Name: | Lord Howe Island Airport |
Location: | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°32'17"S by 159°4'37"E |
Area Served: | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Lord Howe Island Board |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LDH |
More Information: | LDH Maps & Info |
Facts about Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF):
- In 1976 the city of Terre Haute and Vigo County jointly formed an authority to manage the airport.
- In years past Hulman Field has hosted the Terre Haute Air Fair.
- Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,142 miles (17,931 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport is home to the 181st Intelligence Wing of the Indiana Air National Guard.
- Because of Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field's relatively low elevation of 589 feet, planes can take off or land at Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field 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.
- Originally called Hulman Field, the airport dates to 1943 when ground was broken on a 638-acre site donated to the city of Terre Haute by businessman Anton "Tony" Hulman, Jr.
- The closest airport to Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) is Sullivan County Airport (SIV), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSW of HUF.
Facts about Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH):
- Because of Lord Howe Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Lord Howe Island 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.
- Lord Howe Island is an important transit and refueling point for light aircraft flying between Australia, Norfolk Island and New Zealand.
- Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Lord Howe Island Airport served 33,385 revenue passengers during financial year 2009-2010,ranking it 64th amongst airports in Australia.
- The furthest airport from Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) is Madeira Airport (FNC), which is nearly antipodal to Lord Howe Island Airport (meaning Lord Howe Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Madeira Airport), and is located 12,181 miles (19,604 kilometers) away in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) is Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS), which is located 363 miles (584 kilometers) WNW of LDH.
- On 20 April 2009 the runway was damaged by heavy rains of 230 mm in three hours, leaving 100 tourists stuck on the island.