Nonstop flight route between Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom and Comayagua, Honduras:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW), Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom and Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), Comayagua, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,129 miles (or 8,254 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 Haverfordwest Aerodrome and Soto Cano Air Base, 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 Haverfordwest Aerodrome and Soto Cano Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW):

• Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,975 miles (19,272 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Haverfordwest Aerodrome", another name for HAW is "Withybush Aerodrome".
• The closest airport to Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW) is Swansea Airport (SWS), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) ESE of HAW.
• Because of Haverfordwest Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 159 feet, planes can take off or land at Haverfordwest Aerodrome 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.

Facts about Soto Cano Air Base (XPL):

• In 1990 Honduran President Rafael Leonardo Callejas decreed that commercial cargo flights were authorized to operate from Soto Cano.
• The US government once used Palmerola as a base of operations to support their foreign policy objectives in the 1980s.
• The Constitution of Honduras does not permit a permanent foreign presence in Honduras.
• The closest airport to Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Marcala Airport (MRJ), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WSW of XPL.
• The furthest airport from Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Soto Cano Air Base (meaning Soto Cano Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• José Enrique Soto Cano Air Base is a Honduras military installation and home of the Honduras Air Force and Honduras Air Force Academy.
• Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The hooches and metal barracks have no running water.