Nonstop flight route between Lake Manyara, Tanzania and Homestead, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lake Manyara Airport (LKY), Lake Manyara, Tanzania and Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,948 miles (or 12,792 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 Lake Manyara Airport and Homestead Air Reserve Base, 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 Lake Manyara Airport and Homestead Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LKY / HTLM |
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Location: | Lake Manyara, Tanzania |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°22'32"S by 35°49'5"E |
Area Served: | Lake Manyara National Park |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4150 feet (1,265 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LKY |
More Information: | LKY Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Lake Manyara Airport (LKY):
- The furthest airport from Lake Manyara Airport (LKY) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,523 miles (18,544 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Because of Lake Manyara Airport's high elevation of 4,150 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LKY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LKY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Lake Manyara Airport (LKY) is Arusha Airport (ARK), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) E of LKY.
- In addition to being known as "Lake Manyara Airport", another name for LKY is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Ziwa Manyara (Swahili)".
- Lake Manyara Airport (LKY) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):
- In the early 1950s, as the Korean War was winding down, defense officials once again looked toward Homestead with an eye at making the site a key player in continental defense.
- 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.
- 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".
- In 1957 both the 347th and 19th wings deployed to the Reflex Base at Sidi Slimane AB, French Morocco, in January, then to Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco, from April though July.
- 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.