Nonstop flight route between Da Nang, Vietnam and Homestead, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD), Da Nang, Vietnam and Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,510 miles (or 15,304 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 Đà Nẵng 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 Đà Nẵng 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 Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD):

• The furthest airport from Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) is Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP), which is nearly antipodal to Đà Nẵng International Airport (meaning Đà Nẵng International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rodríguez Ballón International Airport), and is located 12,412 miles (19,975 kilometers) away in Arequipa, Peru.
• In 1957 the VNAF re-established a presence at the renamed Da Nang Airport, stationing the 1st Liaison Squadron with Cessna L-19s.
• Because of Đà Nẵng International Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Đà Nẵng 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.
• TransAsia Airways started service between Taipei and Da Nang in December 2009, and China Southern Airlines began service between Guangzhou and Da Nang in January 2010.
• In addition to being known as "Đà Nẵng International Airport", another name for DAD is "Sân bay Quốc tế Đà Nẵng".
• The closest airport to Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) is Phu Bai International Airport (HUI), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NW of DAD.
• Situated on flat, sandy ground on the south side of the major port city of Da Nang, the area was ideal for an airfield, having unobstructed approaches to its north/south runways.
• Đà Nẵng International Airport (DAD) has 2 runways.

Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):

• Shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Army Air Forces officials decided the site would better serve defense needs as a maintenance stopover point for aircraft being ferried to the Caribbean and North Africa.
• In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
• The 28th Bomb Squadron converted to the new Boeing B-52H Stratofortress aircraft in 1961, with the remaining squadrons of the 19th being transferred to various SAC Strategic Wings.
• 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.
• After being closed by the military, Homestead was known as Dade County Airport, and operated as a civilian facility for almost a decade.
• The 379th Bomb Wing was activated at Homestead on 1 November 1955.