Nonstop flight route between Hondo, Texas, United States and Târgu-Mureş, Romania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO), Hondo, Texas, United States and Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM), Târgu-Mureş, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,126 miles (or 9,859 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 Târgu Mureș 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 South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo and Târgu Mureș 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 South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO):

• 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.
• South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO) has 4 runways.
• Between 1945 and 1951 civilian operators such as the Hollaway flying school trained student pilots at the former base under the GI Bill.
• 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.
• For the 12-month period ending January 20, 2012, the airport had 95,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 260 per day.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM):

• Because of Târgu Mureș International Airport's relatively low elevation of 963 feet, planes can take off or land at Târgu Mureș 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.
• Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Târgu Mureş Airport serves the city of Târgu Mureș as well Mureș, Harghita and Bistrița-Năsăud counties.
• The closest airport to Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) is Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WNW of TGM.
• The furthest airport from Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,406 miles (18,357 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Târgu Mureș International Airport", another name for TGM is "Târgu Mureş International Airport".
• Târgu Mureș International Airport handled 363,389 passengers last year.
• Opened in 1936 and modernized in 1969, it provides services for an area of 24,500 km2, with some 2.6 million inhabitants.