Nonstop flight route between Hoedspruit, South Africa and Along, Arunachal Pradesh, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), Hoedspruit, South Africa and Along Airport (IXV), Along, Arunachal Pradesh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,580 miles (or 8,981 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 Along 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 Along 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):

• The base was officially opened on 1 July 1978.
• 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.
• Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) has 2 runways.
• The base motto is Pro Nostrorum Pace.
• 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.
• A civil airport terminal, known as the Eastgage Airport, was established at the southern end of the airfield in the early 1990s.

Facts about Along Airport (IXV):

• In addition to being known as "Along Airport", another name for IXV is "आलोएनजी हवाई अड्डे".
• The furthest airport from Along Airport (IXV) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,583 miles (18,641 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
• Because of Along Airport's relatively low elevation of 900 feet, planes can take off or land at Along 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.
• The closest airport to Along Airport (IXV) is Pasighat Airport (IXT), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of IXV.
• Along Airport (IXV) currently has only 1 runway.