Nonstop flight route between Haifa, Israel and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Haifa Airport (HFA), Haifa, Israel and Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN), Aguadilla, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,203 miles (or 9,983 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 Haifa Airport and Rafael Hernández 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 Haifa Airport and Rafael Hernández Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HFA / LLHA | 
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| Location: | Haifa, Israel | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°48'33"N by 35°2'35"E | 
| Area Served: | Haifa, Israel | 
| Operator/Owner: | Israel Airports Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Military/Public | 
| Elevation: | 28 feet (9 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HFA | 
| More Information: | HFA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQN / TJBQ | 
| Airport Name: | Rafael Hernández Airport | 
| Location: | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°29'42"N by 67°7'45"W | 
| Area Served: | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico | 
| Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 237 feet (72 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BQN | 
| More Information: | BQN Maps & Info | 
Facts about Haifa Airport (HFA):
- In addition to being known as "Haifa Airport", another name for HFA is "נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה חֵיפָה".
 - In 2001, talk over expanding the airport restarted when then Finance Minister, Silvan Shalom called for an 800 million NIS upgrade to turn the airport into one of an international standard.
 - Haifa Airport (HFA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Haifa Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Haifa 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.
 - RAF Haifa was a Royal Air Force station in Palestine between 1942 and 1948.
 - The closest airport to Haifa Airport (HFA) is Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NE of HFA.
 - The furthest airport from Haifa Airport (HFA) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,620 miles (18,700 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
 - Haifa Airport was established by the British Mandate in 1934, as its first international airport, originally serving the British Army and the Iraqi-British oil company, APS.
 
Facts about Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN):
- The Federal Aviation Administration approved a master plan to redevelop the Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla that will involve an investment of $1 billion over the next 20 years.
 - Because of Rafael Hernández Airport's relatively low elevation of 237 feet, planes can take off or land at Rafael Hernández 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 Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) is Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of BQN.
 - Due to the success of service, Spirit Airlines has increased their frequency to daily to/from Ft.
 - The furthest airport from Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Rafael Hernández Airport (meaning Rafael Hernández Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,204 miles (19,641 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
 - In late January 2011, the airport hosted sea level tests for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
 - Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) currently has only 1 runway.
 - On April 10, 2014, it was announced by Lufthansa Technik the creation of a Maintenance Repairing Operations center in the airport.
 - In 2004, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority announced that it would be remodeling and expanding BQN to accommodate more flights and passengers.
 
