Nonstop flight route between Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States and De Ridder, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU), Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States and Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI), De Ridder, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,005 miles (or 1,618 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 Sierra Vista Municipal Airport and Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FHU / KFHU | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°35'17"N by 110°20'39"W | 
| Area Served: | Sierra Vista, Arizona | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Sierra Vista and United States Army | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 4719 feet (1,438 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FHU | 
| More Information: | FHU Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRI / KDRI | 
| Airport Name: | Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base | 
| Location: | De Ridder, Louisiana, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°49'54"N by 93°20'24"W | 
| Area Served: | De Ridder, Louisiana | 
| Operator/Owner: | Beauregard Parish | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 202 feet (62 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DRI | 
| More Information: | DRI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU):
- In addition to being known as "Sierra Vista Municipal Airport", another name for FHU is "Libby Army Airfield".
- The closest airport to Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU) is Bisbee Municipal Airport (BSQ), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) ESE of FHU.
- Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU) has 3 runways.
- Because of Sierra Vista Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,719 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at FHU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make FHU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Sierra Vista Municipal Airport (FHU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,531 miles (18,557 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,304 passenger boardings in calendar year 2005 and 2,041 enplanements in 2006.
Facts about Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI):
- The closest airport to Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) is Chennault International Airport (CWF), which is located 44 miles (72 kilometers) SSE of DRI.
- The Beauregard Parish Police Jury assumed responsibility for the airport that year.
- The furthest airport from Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,994 miles (17,693 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In late 1942, the airfield was reassigned to III Tactical Air Command which performed medium and light bomber tactical bomber training.
- Interest in the military utilization of the airfield increased significantly in 1939 when war began in Europe.
- Because of Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base's relatively low elevation of 202 feet, planes can take off or land at Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base 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.
- Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) has 2 runways.
- Beauregard Regional Airport covers an area of 4,300 acres at an elevation of 202 feet above mean sea level.




