Nonstop flight route between Hamadan, Iran and Fresno, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hamadan Airport (HDM), Hamadan, Iran and Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT), Fresno, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,429 miles (or 11,957 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 Hamadan Airport and Fresno Yosemite International 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 Hamadan Airport and Fresno Yosemite International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hamadan Airport (HDM):

• Hamadan Airport (HDM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Hamadan Airport (HDM) is Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport (KSH), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) WSW of HDM.
• Because of Hamadan Airport's high elevation of 5,755 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HDM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HDM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Hamadan Airport (HDM) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,597 miles (18,663 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.

Facts about Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT):

• In 1988 the FAA designated the airport an "International Point of Entry", allowing international flights.
• Because of Fresno Yosemite International Airport's relatively low elevation of 336 feet, planes can take off or land at Fresno Yosemite International 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.
• Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) is Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) WSW of FAT.
• Fresno Yosemite International Airport handled 569,879 passengers last year.
• Fresno completed 2006 with 1.281 million passengers traveling through Fresno Yosemite International Airport, an increase of 7.54% over 2005.
• In the 1990s there was a shift to smaller regional jet and turboprop aircraft.
• Today the California Air National Guard 144th Fighter Wing occupies two separate parcels of land at the airport—the main base area and the Munitions Storage Area.
• The furthest airport from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,330 miles (18,234 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.