Nonstop flight route between Windhoek, Namibia and Terre Haute, Indiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eros Airport (ERS), Windhoek, Namibia and Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF), Terre Haute, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,941 miles (or 12,779 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 Eros Airport and Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field, 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 Eros Airport and Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Eros Airport (ERS):

• Because of Eros Airport's high elevation of 5,575 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ERS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ERS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Eros Airport (ERS) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Eros Airport (ERS) is Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ENE of ERS.
• Eros is an alternate for Windhoek International Airport in VMC conditions.
• The furthest airport from Eros Airport (ERS) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is nearly antipodal to Eros Airport (meaning Eros Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from PMRF Barking Sands), and is located 12,232 miles (19,686 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
• Eros is a busy hub of general aviation and one of the busiest airports in the SADC region.
• In addition to being known as "Eros Airport", another name for ERS is "Windhoek Eros Airport".

Facts about Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF):

• The closest airport to Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) is Sullivan County Airport (SIV), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SSW of HUF.
• Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field (HUF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,142 miles (17,931 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field's relatively low elevation of 589 feet, planes can take off or land at Terre Haute International Airport Hulman Field 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.
• On September 11, 2001, the 181 FW flew combat air patrols over the Midwestern United States less than four hours after the attacks on New York City and Washington, DC.
• Originally called Hulman Field, the airport dates to 1943 when ground was broken on a 638-acre site donated to the city of Terre Haute by businessman Anton "Tony" Hulman, Jr.
• No airline now stops at Terre Haute.
• In 1976 the city of Terre Haute and Vigo County jointly formed an authority to manage the airport.
• Trans World Airlines stopped at Terre Haute from 1944 to 1967, and Lake Central Airlines from 1954 until its merger with Allegheny Airlines.
• Terre Haute International Airport is a civil-military public airport six miles east of Terre Haute, in Vigo County, Indiana.