Nonstop flight route between Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands and Hobbs, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands and Lea County Regional Airport (HOB), Hobbs, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,173 miles (or 8,326 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 Groningen Airport Eelde and Lea County Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRQ / EHGG |
Airport Name: | Groningen Airport Eelde |
Location: | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°7'30"N by 6°34'59"E |
Area Served: | Groningen, Netherlands |
Operator/Owner: | Groningen Airport Eelde NV |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GRQ |
More Information: | GRQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOB / KHOB |
Airport Name: | Lea County Regional Airport |
Location: | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°41'15"N by 103°13'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Lea County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3661 feet (1,116 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOB |
More Information: | HOB Maps & Info |
Facts about Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ):
- The furthest airport from Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The Canadians called the site "Finitocamp"
- The first landing of a European aeroplane took place on July 13, 1958.
- Groningen Airport Eelde handled 20,866 passengers last year.
- Groningen Airport Eelde's history can be traced back to 1927, when Hayo Hindriks, an ex-alderman of the municipality Eelde, approaches the KLM.
- Though there are several scheduled services operating from the airport the majority of operations at the airport mostly comprise charter flights to holiday destinations in Greece, Portugal, Spain and Turkey.
- Groningen Airport Eelde has two asphalt paved runways.
- The aerodrome's name was changed once again in 1988, becoming officially "Groningen Airport Eelde NV".
- The closest airport to Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Emden Airport (EME), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of GRQ.
- Because of Groningen Airport Eelde's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Groningen Airport Eelde 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.
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) has 2 runways.
Facts about Lea County Regional Airport (HOB):
- The furthest airport from Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,218 miles (18,054 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) has 3 runways.
- The first air mail arrived in Hobbs via Continental Airlines in May 1940 which started passenger flights that year.
- Continental Airlines was replaced by Trans-Texas Airlines in 1963.
- In 1940 the city of Hobbs passed a bond issue to purchase the airport and some adjoining acreage, with the intent of bringing airline service and airmail delivery.
- The closest airport to Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) is Winkler County Airport (INK), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) S of HOB.
- Ownership of the airport was transferred from the city of Hobbs to Lea County on November 19, 1945