Nonstop flight route between Bíldudalur, Iceland and Ogden, Utah, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bíldudalur Airport (BIU), Bíldudalur, Iceland and Hill Air Force Base (HIF), Ogden, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,633 miles (or 5,846 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 Bíldudalur Airport and Hill Air Force 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 Bíldudalur Airport and Hill Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bíldudalur Airport (BIU):

• Bíldudalur Airport (BIU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Bíldudalur Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Bíldudalur 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 closest airport to Bíldudalur Airport (BIU) is Patreksfjörður Airport (PFJ), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of BIU.
• The furthest airport from Bíldudalur Airport (BIU) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,072 miles (17,819 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.

Facts about Hill Air Force Base (HIF):

• Hill Air Force Base traces its origins back to the ill-fated U.S.
• The furthest airport from Hill Air Force Base (HIF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,935 miles (17,598 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Hill Air Force Base", another name for HIF is "Hill AFB".
• In July 1939, Congress appropriated $8.0 million for the establishment and construction of the Ogden Air Depot.
• Three enlisted United States Air Force airmen stationed at Hill AFB, named Dale Selby Pierre, William Andrews and Keith Roberts, were convicted in connection with the Hi-Fi murders, which took place at the Hi-Fi Shop in Ogden, Utah, on April 22, 1974.
• During the Korean War, Hill AFB was assigned a major share of the Air Materiel Command's logistical effort to support the combat in Korea.
• The closest airport to Hill Air Force Base (HIF) is Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of HIF.