Nonstop flight route between Herlong, California, United States and Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC), Herlong, California, United States and RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,403 miles (or 11,914 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 Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip and RAF Ascension, 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 Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip and RAF Ascension. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AHC / KAHC |
Airport Name: | Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip |
Location: | Herlong, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°15'56"N by 120°9'2"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army, ATCA-ASO |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 4012 feet (1,223 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AHC |
More Information: | AHC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASI / FHAW |
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Location: | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°58'9"S by 14°23'38"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from ASI |
More Information: | ASI Maps & Info |
Facts about Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC):
- Because of Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip's high elevation of 4,012 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AHC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AHC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC) is Susanville Municipal Airport (SVE), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) WNW of AHC.
- The furthest airport from Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,148 miles (17,941 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about RAF Ascension (ASI):
- The furthest airport from RAF Ascension (ASI) is Ujae Airport (UJE), which is nearly antipodal to RAF Ascension (meaning RAF Ascension is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ujae Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands.
- In addition to being known as "RAF Ascension", another name for ASI is "Wideawake Airbase/Field".
- Ascension Island Auxiliary Field was being built by 181 men from Saint Helena by 1957
- The closest airport to RAF Ascension (ASI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 965 miles (1,553 kilometers) NNE of ASI.
- RAF Ascension Island is also the refuelling point for the Ministry of Defence's South Atlantic Air Bridge flights to RAF Mount Pleasant, on the Falkland Islands, from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, in the UK.