Nonstop flight route between Craiova, Romania and Homestead, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Craiova International Airport (CRA), Craiova, Romania and Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,657 miles (or 9,103 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 Craiova International Airport and Homestead Air Reserve 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 Craiova International Airport and Homestead Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Craiova International Airport (CRA):

• In addition to being known as "Craiova International Airport", another name for CRA is "Aeroportul Craiova".
• The closest airport to Craiova International Airport (CRA) is Sibiu International Airport (SBZ), which is located 102 miles (164 kilometers) N of CRA.
• The furthest airport from Craiova International Airport (CRA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,429 miles (18,393 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Craiova International Airport (CRA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Craiova International Airport's relatively low elevation of 626 feet, planes can take off or land at Craiova International 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.
• Craiova International Airport handled 40,291 passengers last year.

Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):

• 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.
• 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.
• During the Atlantic hurricane season, the 482th Fighter Wing routinely supports forward deployment of the Air Force Reserve's 403rd Wing from Keesler AFB, Mississippi, flying the WC-130 Hercules aircraft in the "Hurricane Hunters" weather reconnaissance mission.
• The mission of the 482nd Fighter Wing is to train and equip Air Force Reservists to respond to wartime and peacetime taskings as directed by higher headquarters.
• In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
• As the need for trained transport pilots grew during 1943, officials in Washington decided to beef up the training program at Homestead.
• During the first five months, the 379th BMW concentrated on the manning and equipping of the unit and formulated a training schedule on 20 April 1956.
• The 379th Bomb Wing was activated at Homestead on 1 November 1955.
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