Nonstop flight route between Agana, Guam and Hugo, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam and Stan Stamper Municipal Airport (HUJ), Hugo, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,283 miles (or 11,720 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 Andersen Air Force Base and Stan Stamper Municipal 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 Andersen Air Force Base and Stan Stamper Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UAM / PGUA |
Airport Name: | Andersen Air Force Base |
Location: | Agana, Guam |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°34'51"N by 144°55'27"E |
View all routes: | Routes from UAM |
More Information: | UAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUJ / KHHW |
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Location: | Hugo, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°2'4"N by 95°32'30"W |
Area Served: | Hugo, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | City of Hugo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 572 feet (174 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HUJ |
More Information: | HUJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Andersen Air Force Base (UAM):
- After the war, B-29s from North Field dropped food and supplies to Allied prisoners and participated in several show-of-force missions over Japan.
- Andersen AFB was established in 1944 as North Field and is named for Brigadier General James Roy Andersen.
- Flying out of Guam, S/Sgt Henry E Erwin of the 29th Bombardment Group was awarded the Medal of Honor for action that saved his B-29 during a mission over Koriyama, Japan, on 12 April 1945.
- The furthest airport from Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Andersen Air Force Base (meaning Andersen Air Force Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SW of UAM.
- The 3rd Air Division was activated on 18 June in its place, its object being control of all SAC units in the Far East.
- The base saw a major change in 1989, when control transferred from the Strategic Air Command to Pacific Air Forces.
- After the end of World War II, Guam served as a collection point for surplus war goods that had accumulated in the Pacific Theater.
- Andersen saw an end to its role in rotational duties when the B-47 was phased out and replaced by the B-52 Stratofortress.
Facts about Stan Stamper Municipal Airport (HUJ):
- In addition to being known as "Stan Stamper Municipal Airport", another name for HUJ is "HHW".
- The closest airport to Stan Stamper Municipal Airport (HUJ) is Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) NNW of HUJ.
- The Hugo city council named the airport after Stan Stamper, a local newspaper publisher, who served for 18 years as a member of the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission.
- Stan Stamper Municipal Airport (HUJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Stan Stamper Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 572 feet, planes can take off or land at Stan Stamper Municipal 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 furthest airport from Stan Stamper Municipal Airport (HUJ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,811 miles (17,398 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.