Nonstop flight route between Hoedspruit, South Africa and Florence, South Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), Hoedspruit, South Africa and Florence Regional Airport (FLO), Florence, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,287 miles (or 13,336 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 Air Force Base Hoedspruit and Florence Regional 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 Air Force Base Hoedspruit and Florence Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS):

• A civil airport terminal, known as the Eastgage Airport, was established at the southern end of the airfield in the early 1990s.
• The base motto is Pro Nostrorum Pace.
• Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) has 2 runways.
• The base gained international media attention in 2000, when it hosted the United States Air Force's rescue contingent as part of Operation Atlas Response, the mission to provide rescue and humanitarian support to areas of Mozambique devastated by the severe flooding caused by Cyclone Eline.
• The closest airport to Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) is Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNE of HDS.
• The furthest airport from Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,932 miles (19,202 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.

Facts about Florence Regional Airport (FLO):

• The furthest airport from Florence Regional Airport (FLO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,589 miles (18,650 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Florence Regional Airport", another name for FLO is "(former Florence Army Airfield)".
• In early 1945 the airfield was transferred to First Air Force, and the 127th Army Air Forces Base unit assumed the A-26 Invader training mission.
• The only scheduled flights are US Airways Express to Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, which takes about 30 minutes.
• The closest airport to Florence Regional Airport (FLO) is Hartsville Regional Airport (HVS), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NW of FLO.
• After the 344th was inactivated, the replacement training was taken over by the 334th Army Air Forces Base Unit.
• Florence Regional Airport (FLO) has 2 runways.
• Because of Florence Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Florence Regional 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.