Nonstop flight route between Hondo, Texas, United States and Bertoua, Cameroon:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO), Hondo, Texas, United States and Bertoua Airport (BTA), Bertoua, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,421 miles (or 11,944 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 South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo and Bertoua 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 South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo and Bertoua Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HDO / KHDO |
Airport Name: | South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo |
Location: | Hondo, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°21'33"N by 99°10'38"W |
Area Served: | Hondo, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Hondo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 930 feet (283 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from HDO |
More Information: | HDO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BTA / FKKO |
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Location: | Bertoua, Cameroon |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°32'59"N by 13°43'33"E |
Area Served: | Bertoua |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2198 feet (670 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BTA |
More Information: | BTA Maps & Info |
Facts about South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO):
- South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO) has 4 runways.
- During the 1960s the city of Hondo leased facilities at the base to the Hondo Livestock Auction and to Gary Aerospace, Universal Rundle, and Doss Aviation.
- In 1957 a golf course was constructed on the base through the efforts of base commander Lt Col Earl V.
- The furthest airport from South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,157 miles (17,955 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- For the 12-month period ending January 20, 2012, the airport had 95,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 260 per day.
- Because of South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo's relatively low elevation of 930 feet, planes can take off or land at South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo 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 South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO) is Garner Field (UVA), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WSW of HDO.
- Between 1945 and 1951 civilian operators such as the Hollaway flying school trained student pilots at the former base under the GI Bill.
Facts about Bertoua Airport (BTA):
- The closest airport to Bertoua Airport (BTA) is Batouri Airport (OUR), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) E of BTA.
- In addition to being known as "Bertoua Airport", another name for BTA is "Bertoua Airport (Bertoua)".
- The furthest airport from Bertoua Airport (BTA) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Bertoua Airport (meaning Bertoua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,043 miles (19,381 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Bertoua Airport (BTA) currently has only 1 runway.