Nonstop flight route between Khashm El Girba, Sudan and Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU), Khashm El Girba, Sudan and Hood Army Airfield (HLR), Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,009 miles (or 12,889 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 Khashm El Girba Airport and Hood Army Airfield, 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 Khashm El Girba Airport and Hood Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GBU / HSKG |
Airport Name: | Khashm El Girba Airport |
Location: | Khashm El Girba, Sudan |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°55'30"N by 35°52'40"E |
Area Served: | Khasm El Girba |
View all routes: | Routes from GBU |
More Information: | GBU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLR / KHLR |
Airport Name: | Hood Army Airfield |
Location: | Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°8'24"N by 97°42'54"W |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 924 feet (282 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from HLR |
More Information: | HLR Maps & Info |
Facts about Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU):
- The furthest airport from Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) is Makemo Airport (MKP), which is nearly antipodal to Khashm El Girba Airport (meaning Khashm El Girba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Makemo Airport), and is located 12,318 miles (19,823 kilometers) away in Makemo, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Khashm El Girba Airport (GBU) is Kassala Airport (KSL), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NE of GBU.
Facts about Hood Army Airfield (HLR):
- The furthest airport from Hood Army Airfield (HLR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,022 miles (17,738 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Hood Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 924 feet, planes can take off or land at Hood Army Airfield 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 closest airport to Hood Army Airfield (HLR) is Skylark Field (ILE), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SSE of HLR.