Nonstop flight route between Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India and Mountain Home, Idaho, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gaggal Airport (DHM), Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India and Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), Mountain Home, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,184 miles (or 11,561 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 Gaggal Airport and Mountain Home Air Force 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 Gaggal Airport and Mountain Home Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gaggal Airport (DHM):

• The closest airport to Gaggal Airport (DHM) is Pathankot Airport (IXP), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) W of DHM.
• Gaggal Airport (DHM) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Gaggal Airport", another name for DHM is "गग्गल हवाई अड्डे".
• The furthest airport from Gaggal Airport (DHM) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,951 miles (19,234 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.

Facts about Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO):

• With the move of the RF-4Cs to Bergstrom, TAC activated its 347th Tactical Fighter Wing at Mountain Home, which has been phased down by PACAF at Yokota AB, Japan in May 1971.
• The host unit at Mountain Home since 1972 has been the 366th Fighter Wing of the Air Combat Command, nicknamed the "Gunfighters." The base's primary mission is to provide combat airpower and combat support capabilities to respond to and sustain worldwide contingency operations.
• In early 1991, the Air Force announced that the 366th would become the Air Force's premier "air intervention" composite wing.
• In addition to being known as "Mountain Home Air Force Base", another name for MUO is "Mountain Home AFB".
• The pending assignment of the new RB-36 Peacemaker to the 5th SRW, along with the inadequacy of its World War II facilities to support the large aircraft led SAC to move the 5th SRW to Fairfield-Suisun AFB, California on 9 November 1949.
• The furthest airport from Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,858 miles (17,474 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNW of MUO.
• The first F-111F entered service with the 347th TFW in January 1972.
• Senator George McGovern was a pilot in the USAAF, and did his second stage of B-24 training here.