Nonstop flight route between Ogden, Utah, United States and Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hill Air Force Base (HIF), Ogden, Utah, United States and Lethbridge Airport (YQL), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 589 miles (or 948 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 Hill Air Force Base and Lethbridge Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIF / KHIF |
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| Location: | Ogden, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'26"N by 111°58'22"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from HIF |
| More Information: | HIF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQL / CYQL |
| Airport Name: | Lethbridge Airport |
| Location: | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°37'49"N by 112°47'58"W |
| Area Served: | Lethbridge |
| Operator/Owner: | Lethbridge County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3048 feet (929 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YQL |
| More Information: | YQL Maps & Info |
Facts about Hill Air Force Base (HIF):
- The closest airport to Hill Air Force Base (HIF) is Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of HIF.
- Hill Field became the Hill Air Force Base on 5 February 1948, following the 1947 transition of the new U.S.
- On September 8, 2004, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Genesis space probe crash-landed on the nearby U.S.
- Following American entry into World War II in December 1941, Hill Field quickly became an important maintenance and supply base, with round-the-clock operations geared to supporting the war effort.
- In addition to being known as "Hill Air Force Base", another name for HIF is "Hill AFB".
- The furthest airport from Hill Air Force Base (HIF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,935 miles (17,598 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The host unit at Hill AFB is the Air Force Material Command's 75th Air Base Wing, which provides services and support for the Ogden Air Logistics Complex and its subordinate organizations.
- One of the survivors of the attack, Cortney Naisbitt, later trained in computers and worked at Hill Air Force Base.
Facts about Lethbridge Airport (YQL):
- On 26 July 2009, the Evergreen Supertanker successfully landed and took off from runway 05 as part of the 2009 airshow, marking the first time a Boeing 747 has used this airport.
- From 1939–1948, Lethbridge operated as Western Canada's primary airline hub.
- On 7 February 2009, a general aviation Cessna 150 crash-landed in a field at the airport.
- The furthest airport from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,420 miles (16,770 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Aircraft services are available through Airwest Flight Support and Southern Aero Aviation/Lethbridge Esso.
- Lethbridge Airport (YQL) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) W of YQL.
- In 1947, the RCAF's mess hall was converted by the Department of Transportation into an Air Terminal Building, which was replaced by the current facility in 1979.
