Nonstop flight route between Fort Worth, Texas, United States and Oviedo, Asturias, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH), Fort Worth, Texas, United States and Asturias Airport (OVD), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,769 miles (or 7,675 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 Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base and Asturias 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 Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base and Asturias Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FWH / KNFW |
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Location: | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°46'9"N by 97°26'30"W |
View all routes: | Routes from FWH |
More Information: | FWH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OVD / LEAS |
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Location: | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°33'48"N by 6°2'4"W |
Operator/Owner: | Aena |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 226 feet (69 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OVD |
More Information: | OVD Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH):
- The base was named after Medal of Honor recipient Major Horace S.
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,950 miles (17,623 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base", another name for FWH is "Carswell Field".
- As of June 2011, there were 11,300 employees on NAS Fort Worth JRB.
- The base retained the name Carswell Air Force Base until 1993.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH) is Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of FWH.
- Several United States Navy headquarters and operational units are based at NAS Fort Worth JRB, including aviation squadrons, intelligence commands and Seabees.
- The base's runway is also used by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, as their large Fort Worth assembly facility is located adjacent to the base.
Facts about Asturias Airport (OVD):
- Because of Asturias Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Asturias 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.
- Asturias airport is located in the parish of Santiago del Monte, municipality of Castrillón, 15 km from Avilés, 40 km from Gijón and 47 km from the regional capital, Oviedo.
- The closest airport to Asturias Airport (OVD) is León Airport (LEN), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) SSE of OVD.
- The furthest airport from Asturias Airport (OVD) is Christchurch International Airport (CHC), which is nearly antipodal to Asturias Airport (meaning Asturias Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christchurch International Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,899 kilometers) away in Christchurch, New Zealand.
- The airport first opened on 11 June 1968.
- Asturias Airport (OVD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Asturias Airport", another name for OVD is "Aeropuerto de Asturias".