Nonstop flight route between Fort Stockton, Texas, United States and Hobart, Tasmania, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST), Fort Stockton, Texas, United States and Hobart International Airport (HBA), Hobart, Tasmania, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,572 miles (or 13,795 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 Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport and Hobart International Airport, 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 Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport and Hobart International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST):

• Opened on 1 June 1942 with two 2,500' turf runways.
• The airport opened as Gibbs Field, or Fort Stockton Field and was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base during World War II.
• In addition to being known as "Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport", another name for FST is "Gibbs Army Airfield".
• Airline flights ended in 1960.
• Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) has 4 runways.
• The closest airport to Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) is Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) NW of FST.
• The furthest airport from Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,286 miles (18,163 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Hobart International Airport (HBA):

• The airport maintains a conjoined international and domestic terminal.
• Hobart International Airport (HBA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Public transport has not been a high use alternative to private transport for those travelling to and from the airport.
• The international terminal was opened in 1983 to facilitate Trans-Tasman air traffic.
• Early in 2006, the airport announced plans to build a Direct Factory Outlet just east of Holyman Avenue.
• Hobart International Airport handled 1,855,849 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Hobart International Airport (HBA) is Launceston Airport (LST), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) N of HBA.
• Throughout 2013, no public drinking water fountains have been operational at the airport terminal.
• Because of Hobart International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Hobart 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.
• The furthest airport from Hobart International Airport (HBA) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to Hobart International Airport (meaning Hobart International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,207 miles (19,645 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.