Nonstop flight route between North Eleuthera, Eleuthera Island, Bahamas and Homestead, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between North Eleuthera Airport (ELH), North Eleuthera, Eleuthera Island, Bahamas and Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 231 miles (or 371 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 North Eleuthera 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: | ELH / MYEH |
| Airport Name: | North Eleuthera Airport |
| Location: | North Eleuthera, Eleuthera Island, Bahamas |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°28'30"N by 76°41'0"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ELH |
| More Information: | ELH 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 North Eleuthera Airport (ELH):
- North Eleuthera Airport (ELH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to North Eleuthera Airport (ELH) is Governor's Harbour Airport (GHB), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ESE of ELH.
- The furthest airport from North Eleuthera Airport (ELH) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,797 miles (18,986 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of North Eleuthera Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at North Eleuthera 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.
Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
- 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.
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- 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 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.
- In the early 1950s, as the Korean War was winding down, defense officials once again looked toward Homestead with an eye at making the site a key player in continental defense.
- 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.
