Nonstop flight route between Freetown, Sierra Leone and Yuma, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hastings Airport (HGS), Freetown, Sierra Leone and Yuma International Airport (YUM), Yuma, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,563 miles (or 10,562 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 Hastings Airport and Yuma International 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 Hastings Airport and Yuma International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGS / GFHA | 
| Airport Name: | Hastings Airport | 
| Location: | Freetown, Sierra Leone | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°23'39"N by 13°7'41"W | 
| Area Served: | Freetown | 
| Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HGS | 
| More Information: | HGS Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YUM / KNYL | 
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| Location: | Yuma, Arizona, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°39'24"N by 114°36'21"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Yuma County and USMC | 
| Airport Type: | Public/Military | 
| Elevation: | 216 feet (66 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YUM | 
| More Information: | YUM Maps & Info | 
Facts about Hastings Airport (HGS):
- Because of Hastings Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Hastings 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.
 - Hastings Airport (HGS) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Hastings Airport (HGS) is Ulawa Airport (RNA), which is nearly antipodal to Hastings Airport (meaning Hastings Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ulawa Airport), and is located 12,088 miles (19,454 kilometers) away in Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands.
 - The closest airport to Hastings Airport (HGS) is Lungi International Airport (FNA), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NNW of HGS.
 
Facts about Yuma International Airport (YUM):
- Yuma International Airport (YUM) has 4 runways.
 - TriState CareFlight, provides Air Ambulance services to Yuma and the surrounding region.
 - Because of Yuma International Airport's relatively low elevation of 216 feet, planes can take off or land at Yuma International 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.
 - At the same time, the United States of America issued a U.S.
 - In addition to being known as "Yuma International Airport", other names for YUM include "MCAS Yuma" and "NYL".
 - "There is also granted an easement for public airport purposes in and to the land area and facilities of the Yuma County Airport, granting to the County of Yuma, State of Arizona, its successors in functions or interest and assigns, the right to use for the landing, takeoff, and parking of civil aircraft, in common with aircraft.
 - The closest airport to Yuma International Airport (YUM) is Laguna Army Airfield (LGF), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) NE of YUM.
 - The Board unanimously approved the resolution.
 - The furthest airport from Yuma International Airport (YUM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,537 miles (18,567 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - In 1925, the Yuma Chamber of Commerce went to work to secure an airport for Yuma.
 
