Nonstop flight route between Bitam, Gabon and Hemet, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bitam Airport (BMM), Bitam, Gabon and Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT), Hemet, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,279 miles (or 13,324 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 Bitam Airport and Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field, 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 Bitam Airport and Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BMM / FOOB | 
| Airport Name: | Bitam Airport | 
| Location: | Bitam, Gabon | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°4'32"N by 11°29'35"E | 
| Area Served: | Bitam | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1969 feet (600 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BMM | 
| More Information: | BMM Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HMT / KHMT | 
| Airport Name: | Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field | 
| Location: | Hemet, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°44'2"N by 117°1'20"W | 
| Area Served: | Hemet, California | 
| Operator/Owner: | County of Riverside | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1512 feet (461 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HMT | 
| More Information: | HMT Maps & Info | 
Facts about Bitam Airport (BMM):
- Bitam Airport (BMM) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Bitam Airport (BMM) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Bitam Airport (meaning Bitam Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,211 miles (19,651 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
 - The closest airport to Bitam Airport (BMM) is Ebolowa Airport (EBW), which is located 59 miles (96 kilometers) NNW of BMM.
 
Facts about Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT):
- The airport was inactivated in December 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program, the airfield was declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers.
 - Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) has 2 runways.
 - The airfield was opened in September 1940 by the United States Army Air Corps.
 - In June 2007, The Hemet-Ryan Airport was approved $2.5 million from the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and over $25 million from the state for the redevelopment of the air-attack facilities.
 - The closest airport to Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) is Banning Municipal Airport (BNG), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NE of HMT.
 - Hemet-Ryan Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Hemet, in Riverside County, California, United States.
 - The furthest airport from Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,471 miles (18,460 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - Construction of the new facility was set to begin in 2008, however, as of 2010, Cal Fire is still waiting for the promised state funds to become available.
 - In 1977 Cal Fire began a two-week pilot helitack program utilizing a contracted helicopter.
 
