Nonstop flight route between Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia and Homestead, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ), Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia and Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,258 miles (or 2,024 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 Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport and Homestead Air Reserve Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAQ / SKCU |
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| Location: | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°58'5"N by 75°11'53"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 174 feet (53 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CAQ |
| More Information: | CAQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HST / KHST |
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| Location: | Homestead, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°29'17"N by 80°23'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States |
| View all routes: | Routes from HST |
| More Information: | HST Maps & Info |
Facts about Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ):
- Because of Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport's relatively low elevation of 174 feet, planes can take off or land at Caucasia Airport Juan H. White 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.
- In addition to being known as "Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport", another name for CAQ is "Aeropuerto Juan H. White".
- The closest airport to Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) is Ayapel Airport (AYA), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of CAQ.
- The furthest airport from Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) is Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK), which is nearly antipodal to Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (meaning Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport), and is located 12,257 miles (19,725 kilometers) away in Jakarta, Indonesia.
- Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):
- In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
- The 379th Bomb Wing was activated at Homestead on 1 November 1955.
- In 1957 both the 347th and 19th wings deployed to the Reflex Base at Sidi Slimane AB, French Morocco, in January, then to Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco, from April though July.
- The furthest airport from Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,568 miles (18,616 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- For its first six months of existence, Homestead Army Airfield served as a scheduled stop on a well traveled air route from northeast U.S.
- On 15 August 1944 command of Homestead AAF consolidated under the 563d AAF Base Unit.
- The closest airport to Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of HST.
