Nonstop flight route between Hobart, Oklahoma, United States and Anchorage, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hobart Regional Airport (HBR), Hobart, Oklahoma, United States and Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF), Anchorage, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,849 miles (or 4,585 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 Hobart Regional Airport and Elmendorf Air Force 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 Hobart Regional Airport and Elmendorf Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HBR / KHBR |
| Airport Name: | Hobart Regional Airport |
| Location: | Hobart, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°59'29"N by 99°3'5"W |
| Area Served: | Hobart, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Hobart |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1564 feet (477 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HBR |
| More Information: | HBR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EDF / PAED |
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| Location: | Anchorage, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°15'5"N by 149°48'23"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from EDF |
| More Information: | EDF Maps & Info |
Facts about Hobart Regional Airport (HBR):
- The furthest airport from Hobart Regional Airport (HBR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,934 miles (17,597 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Hobart Regional Airport (HBR) is Clinton-Sherman Industrial Airpark (CSM), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NNW of HBR.
- Hobart Regional Airport (HBR) has 3 runways.
Facts about Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF):
- The closest airport to Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Merrill Field (MRI), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of EDF.
- On 12 November 1940, the War Department formally designated what had been popularly referred to as Elmendorf Field as Fort Richardson.
- The first Air Force unit to be assigned to Alaska, the 18th Pursuit Squadron, arrived in February 1941.
- Elmendorf Air Force Base is a United States military facility in Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska.
- The uncertain world situation in late 1940s and early 1950s caused a major buildup of air defense forces in Alaska.
- In addition to being known as "Elmendorf Air Force Base", another name for EDF is "JB Elmendorf-Richardson".
- The furthest airport from Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,542 miles (16,965 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The Elmendorf AFB is a site of one of the now decommissioned FLR-9 Wullenweber-class antennas, a node of the now obsolete High Frequency SIGINT direction finding system.
