Nonstop flight route between Halmstad, Sweden and Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Halmstad Airport (HAD), Halmstad, Sweden and Wheeler AAF (HHI), Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,009 miles (or 11,280 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 Halmstad Airport and Wheeler AAF, 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 Halmstad Airport and Wheeler AAF. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Halmstad Airport (HAD):

• Halmstad Airport (HAD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Halmstad Airport (HAD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,459 miles (18,441 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Halmstad Airport", another name for HAD is "Halmstad City Airport".
• Because of Halmstad Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Halmstad 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 closest airport to Halmstad Airport (HAD) is Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport (AGH), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) S of HAD.

Facts about Wheeler AAF (HHI):

• The closest airport to Wheeler AAF (HHI) is Dillingham Airfield (HDH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of HHI.
• Wheeler AAF (HHI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Wheeler AAF (HHI) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Wheeler AAF (meaning Wheeler AAF is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
• Today, Wheeler Army Airfield comprises approximately 1,389 acres of land returned to the Department of the Army on 1 November 1991.
• Because of Wheeler AAF's relatively low elevation of 843 feet, planes can take off or land at Wheeler AAF 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.
• As of the 2000 Census, there were 2,829 people, 739 households, and 724 families residing on the base.
• On 1 November 1991, the Army held a simple ceremony to signify their takeover of the base, then changed the sign at the main gate to Wheeler Army Airfield.
• On 24 February 1952, the 1508th Support Squadron was organized to provide administrative and logistical support to activities at Wheeler AFB.
• Wheeler Army Airfield was constructed in the pattern of the Garden City.
• By 1940, Wheeler Field had evolved into a primary base for Army Air Corps pursuit aircraft such as the P-40 Warhawk, responsible for air defense of the Hawaiian Islands Territory.