Nonstop flight route between Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States and Gainesville, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF), Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States and Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE), Gainesville, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,686 miles (or 5,932 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 Pōhakuloa Training Area and Gainesville Municipal Airport, 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 Pōhakuloa Training Area and Gainesville Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BSF / PHSF |
Airport Name: | Pōhakuloa Training Area |
Location: | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°50'23"N by 155°43'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
View all routes: | Routes from BSF |
More Information: | BSF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLE / KGLE |
Airport Name: | Gainesville Municipal Airport |
Location: | Gainesville, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°39'5"N by 97°11'48"W |
Area Served: | Gainesville, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Gainesville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 845 feet (258 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GLE |
More Information: | GLE Maps & Info |
Facts about Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF):
- Several archaeological sites have been found in the training area, including the Bobcat Trail Habitation Cave, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
- The airstrip was constructed at the area in 1956.
- The furthest airport from Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Pōhakuloa Training Area (meaning Pōhakuloa Training Area is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,925 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- The only road access is via the narrow Saddle Road, which is paralleled by a tank trail.
- The closest airport to Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) is Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNE of BSF.
Facts about Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE):
- Reassigned from Third Air Force in April 1944 to AAF Central Flying Training Command.
- Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE) has 2 runways.
- The 8th Reconnaissance group was deployed to India in 1944 to support 10th and 14th Air Forces in the China-Burma-India Theater.
- The furthest airport from Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,905 miles (17,550 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Gainesville Municipal Airport is a public-use airport located three miles west of the central business district of Gainesville, a city in Cooke County, Texas, United States.
- The closest airport to Gainesville Municipal Airport (GLE) is North Texas Regional Airport (PNX), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) E of GLE.
- Because of Gainesville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 845 feet, planes can take off or land at Gainesville 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.