Nonstop flight route between Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom and Houston, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Isle of Man Airport (IOM), Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom and David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,600 miles (or 7,403 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 Isle of Man Airport and David Wayne Hooks Memorial 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 Isle of Man Airport and David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IOM / EGNS |
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Location: | Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°4'59"N by 4°37'23"W |
Area Served: | Isle of Man |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Infrastructure |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IOM |
More Information: | IOM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DWH / KDWH |
Airport Name: | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport |
Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°3'42"N by 95°33'10"W |
Area Served: | Houston, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Jag Gill |
Airport Type: | Public-use, privately owned |
Elevation: | 152 feet (46 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from DWH |
More Information: | DWH Maps & Info |
Facts about Isle of Man Airport (IOM):
- Isle of Man Airport (IOM) has 2 runways.
- In 2013, 739,683 passengers travelled through the airport, a 6.1% increase compared with 2012.
- In addition to being known as "Isle of Man Airport", another name for IOM is "Purt Aer Vannin".
- Ronaldsway was first used as an airfield in 1928 with passenger services to the UK starting in 1933, operated by Blackpool and West Coast Air Services.
- The closest airport to Isle of Man Airport (IOM) is Barrow/Walney Island Airport (BWF), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) E of IOM.
- The furthest airport from Isle of Man Airport (IOM) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Isle of Man Airport handled 739,683 passengers last year.
- A project by Ellis Brown Architects began in November 1998 to extend the airport and improve the facilities available to passengers.
- Now a naval air station, RNAS Ronaldsway, the airport was taken out of commission in 1943 for almost twelve months of extensive development.
- Because of Isle of Man Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Isle of Man 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.
Facts about David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH):
- David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,969 miles (17,653 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In 2009 a fire occurred at the airport.
- Because of David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 152 feet, planes can take off or land at David Wayne Hooks Memorial 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.
- The closest airport to David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) is George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of DWH.
- In early 2010, Hooks Airport received a notable resident when the B-17G Flying Fortress 'Texas Raiders' was permanently moved from William P.