Nonstop flight route between Hua Hin, Thailand and Minot, North Dakota, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hua Hin Airport (HHQ), Hua Hin, Thailand and Minot Air Force Base (MIB), Minot, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,021 miles (or 12,908 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 Hua Hin Airport and Minot Air Force 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 Hua Hin Airport and Minot Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hua Hin Airport (HHQ):

• Because of Hua Hin Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Hua Hin 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 Hua Hin Airport (HHQ) is U-Tapao-Rayong-Pattaya International Airport (UTP), which is located 71 miles (114 kilometers) E of HHQ.
• In addition to being known as "Hua Hin Airport", another name for HHQ is "ท่าอากาศยานหัวหิน".
• Hua Hin Airport (HHQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Hua Hin Airport (HHQ) is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), which is nearly antipodal to Hua Hin Airport (meaning Hua Hin Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Jorge Chávez International Airport), and is located 12,234 miles (19,689 kilometers) away in Callao (near Lima), Peru.

Facts about Minot Air Force Base (MIB):

• On 1 June 1992, Air Combat Command was formed, following the inactivation of the Strategic Air Command.
• The 91st Operations Group is the operational backbone of the 91st Missile Wing, with its mission to defend the United States with safe and secure Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles – ready to immediately put bombs on target.
• On 1 February 1963, SAC, as part of a conversion to unit designations with historical significance, activated the 450th Bombardment Wing at Minot and the 720th Bombardment Squadron, along with the formation of the 450th Airborne Missile Maintenance Squadron, 450th Armament & Electronics Maintenance Squadron, 450th Field Maintenance Squadron, and the 450th Organizational Maintenance Squadron simultaneously.
• In addition to being known as "Minot Air Force Base", another name for MIB is "Minot AFB".
• The furthest airport from Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,320 miles (16,609 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The initial USAF host unit was the Air Defense Command 32d Air Base Group, activating on 8 February 1957.
• The closest airport to Minot Air Force Base (MIB) is Minot International Airport (MOT), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of MIB.
• The 4th Post Attack Command & Control Squadron at Ellsworth AFB, SD maintained several EC-135 "Looking Glass" Aircraft on an alert at MAFB for coverage of the missile squadrons as a secondary Launch Control Center.