Nonstop flight route between Hughenden, Queensland, Australia and Comayagua, Honduras:
Departure Airport:
(20°48'54"S by 144°13'29"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°22'57"N by 87°37'15"W)
Distance from HGD to XPL:
9,007.19 miles (14,495.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hughenden Airport (HGD), Hughenden, Queensland, Australia and Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), Comayagua, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,007 miles (or 14,496 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 Hughenden Airport and Soto Cano Air Base, 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 Hughenden Airport and Soto Cano Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGD / YHUG |
| Airport Name: | Hughenden Airport |
| Location: | Hughenden, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°48'54"S by 144°13'29"E |
| Area Served: | Hughenden, Queensland |
| Operator/Owner: | Flinders Shire Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1043 feet (318 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HGD |
| More Information: | HGD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XPL / MHSC |
| Airport Name: | Soto Cano Air Base |
| Location: | Comayagua, Honduras |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°22'57"N by 87°37'15"W |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 2060 feet (628 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XPL |
| More Information: | XPL Maps & Info |
Facts about Hughenden Airport (HGD):
- Hughenden Airport (HGD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Hughenden Airport (HGD) is Richmond Airport (RCM), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) W of HGD.
- The furthest airport from Hughenden Airport (HGD) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,696 miles (18,823 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Facts about Soto Cano Air Base (XPL):
- The closest airport to Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Marcala Airport (MRJ), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WSW of XPL.
- The furthest airport from Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Soto Cano Air Base (meaning Soto Cano Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- José Enrique Soto Cano Air Base is a Honduras military installation and home of the Honduras Air Force and Honduras Air Force Academy.
- Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The hooches and metal barracks have no running water.
- In 1990 Honduran President Rafael Leonardo Callejas decreed that commercial cargo flights were authorized to operate from Soto Cano.
- The US government once used Palmerola as a base of operations to support their foreign policy objectives in the 1980s.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 72.16 miles (116.12 km) W | Richmond Airport (RCM) | Richmond, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 142.94 miles (230.04 km) ENE | Charters Towers Airport (CXT) | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 162.02 miles (260.74 km) W | Julia Creek Airport (JCK) | Julia Creek, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 162.32 miles (261.24 km) SSE | Aramac Airport (AXC) | Aramac, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 181.00 miles (291.29 km) S | Longreach Airport (LRE) | Longreach, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 197.04 miles (317.10 km) ENE | Townsville Airport (TSV) | Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 202.23 miles (325.46 km) SSE | Barcaldine Airport (BCI) | Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 208.05 miles (334.83 km) W | Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ) | Eloise Copper Mine, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 226.03 miles (363.77 km) WSW | Trepell Airport (TQP) | Trapell, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 231.80 miles (373.04 km) NNW | Abingdon Airport (ABG) | Abingdon, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 234.50 miles (377.38 km) NNE | Dunk Island Airport (DKI) | Dunk Island, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 240.61 miles (387.23 km) W | Cloncurry Airport (CNJ) | Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 247.03 miles (397.55 km) SE | Alpha Airport (ABH) | Alpha, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 254.50 miles (409.58 km) N | Chillagoe Airport (LLG) | Chillagoe, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 256.40 miles (412.63 km) ESE | Clermont Airport (CMQ) | Clermont, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,695.83 miles (18,822.56 km) WNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,684.07 miles (18,803.65 km) WNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,630.37 miles (18,717.22 km) WNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 4 | 11,588.86 miles (18,650.42 km) WNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| 5 | 11,586.39 miles (18,646.44 km) WNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,552.19 miles (18,591.41 km) WNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,533.11 miles (18,560.69 km) WNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 8 | 11,532.97 miles (18,560.48 km) WNW | Praia International Airport (RAI) | Praia, Cape Verde | |
| 9 | 11,523.93 miles (18,545.92 km) WNW | Maio Airport (MMO) | Maio, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,229.80 miles (18,072.56 km) W | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 11 | 11,227.30 miles (18,068.54 km) W | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 11,185.73 miles (18,001.64 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 11,169.16 miles (17,974.97 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,163.77 miles (17,966.30 km) WNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 15 | 11,153.36 miles (17,949.56 km) WNW | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.92 miles (51.37 km) WSW | Marcala Airport (MRJ) | Marcala, Honduras | |
| 2 | 34.99 miles (56.31 km) SE | Toncontín International Airport (TGU) | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | |
| 3 | 76.66 miles (123.37 km) NNW | Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport (SAP) | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | |
| 4 | 107.07 miles (172.32 km) NNE | Golosón International Airport (LCE) | La Ceiba, Honduras | |
| 5 | 116.14 miles (186.91 km) SW | Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport (SAL) | San Salvador, El Salvador | |
| 6 | 152.41 miles (245.28 km) NNE | Roatan International Airport – Bay Islands (RTB) | Roatán, Honduras | |
| 7 | 156.71 miles (252.21 km) NNW | Big Creek Airport (BGK) | Big Creek, Belize | |
| 8 | 156.81 miles (252.37 km) NNW | Placencia Airport (PLJ) | Placencia, Belize | |
| 9 | 156.89 miles (252.49 km) NNW | Independence Airport (INB) | Independence, Belize | |
| 10 | 182.63 miles (293.91 km) NE | Guanaja Airport (GJA) | Guanaja, Bay Islands, Honduras | |
| 11 | 183.10 miles (294.67 km) SSE | Augusto César Sandino International Airport (MGA) | Managua, Nicaragua | |
| 12 | 184.16 miles (296.37 km) NNW | Dangriga Airport (DGA) | Dangriga, Belize | |
| 13 | 186.77 miles (300.58 km) NNW | Melinda Airport (MDB) | Melinda, Belize | |
| 14 | 194.86 miles (313.60 km) W | La Aurora International Airport (GUA) | Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| 15 | 196.10 miles (315.60 km) ESE | Siuna Airport (SIU) | Siuna, Nicaragua | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,101.28 miles (19,475.08 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,498.68 miles (18,505.29 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,451.88 miles (18,429.97 km) SSW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 11,442.60 miles (18,415.04 km) SW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,385.38 miles (18,322.95 km) SW | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,361.44 miles (18,284.42 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,353.35 miles (18,271.41 km) SSW | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,332.03 miles (18,237.08 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,311.74 miles (18,204.44 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,302.95 miles (18,190.29 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,302.39 miles (18,189.39 km) SSW | Binaka Airport (GNS) | Gunungsitoli, Nias Island, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,283.39 miles (18,158.81 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,281.31 miles (18,155.46 km) SW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,267.68 miles (18,133.52 km) SW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,256.27 miles (18,115.16 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |