Nonstop flight route between Wichita, Kansas, United States and Hawthorne, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beech Factory Airport (BEC), Wichita, Kansas, United States and Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR), Hawthorne, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,209 miles (or 1,946 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 Beech Factory Airport and Hawthorne Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEC / KBEC |
Airport Name: | Beech Factory Airport |
Location: | Wichita, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°41'39"N by 97°12'54"W |
Area Served: | Wichita, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | Beechcraft |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1408 feet (429 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BEC |
More Information: | BEC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HHR / KHHR |
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Location: | Hawthorne, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°55'22"N by 118°20'7"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Hawthorne |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HHR |
More Information: | HHR Maps & Info |
Facts about Beech Factory Airport (BEC):
- The airport was founded in 1928 as part of a 148 acre land tract purchased from the city to house the Knoll Aircraft Company.
- The furthest airport from Beech Factory Airport (BEC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,735 miles (17,276 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Other airports in the Wichita metro area
- Beech Factory Airport is a public use airport located five nautical miles east of the central business district of Wichita, a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States.
- The closest airport to Beech Factory Airport (BEC) is Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) SSW of BEC.
- Beech Factory Airport (BEC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR):
- In addition to being known as "Hawthorne Municipal Airport", another name for HHR is "Jack Northrop Field".
- The closest airport to Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) WNW of HHR.
- During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces Air Technical Service Command as an aircraft modification center and Air Transport Command to ferry new aircraft to operational units.
- The furthest airport from Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Hawthorne Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Hawthorne 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.