Nonstop flight route between Hagerstown, Maryland, United States and Houston, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR), Hagerstown, Maryland, United States and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,208 miles (or 1,945 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 relatively short distance between Hagerstown Regional Airport and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR):

• Because of Hagerstown Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 703 feet, planes can take off or land at Hagerstown 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.
• In addition to being known as "Hagerstown Regional Airport", another name for HGR is "Richard A. Henson Field".
• On November 5, 2012, Sun Air International began offering daily flights to Washington-Dulles International Airport.
• The closest airport to Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) is Eastern WV Regional Airport (MRB), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of HGR.
• Hagerstown Regional Airport, also known as Richard A.
• The furthest airport from Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,624 miles (18,707 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On February 19, 2005, a Cessna 402 landed without the right wheel of the main landing gear.
• The airfield opened in 1928 on 60 acres of farmland purchased by the Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Company.
• The facility was named Washington County Regional Airport in 1981, when ownership was transferred from the City of Hagerstown to Washington County.
• Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR) has 2 runways.

Facts about Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD):

• New construction designated under the "Grow the Army" project was completed in 2010.
• In 1948, Ellington Airport was one of many airfields selected to be reactivated in an effort to maintain a large military force in the United States after World War II.
• The Texas National Guard and 36th Infantry Division bought most of the airfield's buildings, but the field remained unused.
• Ellington Field was the site for advanced flight training for bomber pilots.
• The closest airport to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of EFD.
• The base, which consisted of a few hangars and some wooden headquarters buildings, was completed in a matter of months.
• The furthest airport from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In May 1923, the War Department had ordered the small caretaker force at Ellington Field to dismantle all remaining structures and to sell them as surplus.
• In addition to being known as "Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field", another name for EFD is "Ellington Field JRB".