Nonstop flight route between Lanseria, South Africa and Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lanseria International Airport (HLA), Lanseria, South Africa and Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,563 miles (or 15,390 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 Lanseria International Airport and Francis E. Warren 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 Lanseria International Airport and Francis E. Warren Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLA / FALA |
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Location: | Lanseria, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°56'18"S by 27°55'33"E |
Area Served: | Johannesburg |
Operator/Owner: | Consortium |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 4520 feet (1,378 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HLA |
More Information: | HLA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FEW / KFEW |
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Location: | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'59"N by 104°52'0"W |
View all routes: | Routes from FEW |
More Information: | FEW Maps & Info |
Facts about Lanseria International Airport (HLA):
- On 11 November 2013 the airport opened its new 45-meter-wide 07/25 Runway and also closing the existing 30-meter-wide 06/24 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Lanseria International Airport", another name for HLA is "Lanseria".
- Lanseria Airport started out as a grass strip airfield in 1972, the brainchild of two Pretoria pilots – Fanie Haacke and Abe Sher.
- On 15 November 2012 the airport was sold to a consortium consisting of Harith, an infrastructure development fund management company.
- The airport was officially opened by the Minister of Transport at the time, Hannes Rall, on 16 August 1974.
- Lanseria International Airport (HLA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lanseria International Airport's high elevation of 4,520 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HLA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HLA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Lanseria International Airport (HLA) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is nearly antipodal to Lanseria International Airport (meaning Lanseria International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hana Airport), and is located 12,002 miles (19,316 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Lanseria International Airport (HLA) is Grand Central Airport (GCJ), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) ESE of HLA.
Facts about Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW):
- From 1913 to 1916, during the Mexican Revolution, post artillery units were stationed along the border to prevent the struggle from coming onto American soil.
- In addition to being known as "Francis E. Warren Air Force Base", another name for FEW is "Francis E. Warren AFB".
- The closest airport to Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) ENE of FEW.
- When President Lincoln and Congress set plans for the transcontinental railroad, they recognized the need for a military installation to protect Union Pacific workers from hostile Indians.
- The furthest airport from Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,806 miles (17,390 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The 389th Air Base Group was established on 1 February 1958 to take control of the former ATC facilities as part of the transfer to Strategic Air Command.
- On 7 October 1949, Fort Francis E.
- In 1898, the Spanish-American War renewed importance to the post.