Nonstop flight route between Herlong, California, United States and La Verne, California, United States:
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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 Brackett Field (POC), La Verne, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 446 miles (or 718 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 relatively short distance between Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip and Brackett Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | POC / KPOC |
Airport Name: | Brackett Field |
Location: | La Verne, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°5'29"N by 117°46'54"W |
Operator/Owner: | County of Los Angeles |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1011 feet (308 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from POC |
More Information: | POC Maps & Info |
Facts about Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC):
- The airfield was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Reno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip.
- 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.
- Amedee Army AirfieldReno Army Air Base Auxiliary Flight Strip (AHC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Amedee Army Airfield is a military use airport located nine nautical miles north of the central business district of Herlong, in Lassen County, California, United States.
- 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.
Facts about Brackett Field (POC):
- The closest airport to Brackett Field (POC) is Cable Airport (CCB), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) ENE of POC.
- The furthest airport from Brackett Field (POC) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,462 miles (18,447 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Brackett Field, named after Frank Parkhurst Brackett, one of the original professors at Pomona College who started working at the college in the late 1800s, has a long, celebrated history.
- A large, wooden hangar was built on the north side of the field, to house such operations as a Piper dealership and aircraft repair.
- Brackett Field (POC) has 2 runways.