Nonstop flight route between Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States and Atkamba, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG), Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States and Atkamba Airport (ABP), Atkamba, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,752 miles (or 14,085 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 Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport and Atkamba 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 Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport and Atkamba Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HBG / KHBG |
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Location: | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°15'54"N by 89°15'10"W |
Area Served: | Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
Operator/Owner: | City of Hattiesburg |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 151 feet (46 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HBG |
More Information: | HBG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABP / |
Airport Name: | Atkamba Airport |
Location: | Atkamba, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°4'0"S by 141°5'59"E |
Elevation: | 150 feet (46 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABP |
More Information: | ABP Maps & Info |
Facts about Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG):
- In addition to being known as "Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport", another name for HBG is "(former Hattiesburg Army Airfield)".
- Construction involved runways and airplane hangars, with three concrete runways, several taxiways and a large parking apron and a control tower.
- Because of Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 151 feet, planes can take off or land at Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal 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 furthest airport from Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,063 miles (17,804 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The first airline flights were Delta DC-3s in 1948.
- In early 1945 military activities were phased down, and the Air Force put Hattiesburg on standby inactive status.
- Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) is Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNW of HBG.
Facts about Atkamba Airport (ABP):
- The furthest airport from Atkamba Airport (ABP) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,788 miles (18,970 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Atkamba Airport (ABP) is Biangabip Airport (BPK), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) NE of ABP.
- Because of Atkamba Airport's relatively low elevation of 150 feet, planes can take off or land at Atkamba 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.
- Atkamba Airport (ABP) currently has only 1 runway.