Nonstop flight route between Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China and Valdosta, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD), Hailar, Inner Mongolia, China and Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,719 miles (or 10,813 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 Hulunbuir Hailar Airport and Moody 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 Hulunbuir Hailar Airport and Moody 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 Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD):

• The closest airport to Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) is Arxan Yi'ershi Airport (YIE), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) S of HLD.
• Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Hulunbuir Hailar Airport", other names for HLD include "呼伦贝尔海拉尔机场ᠬᠥᠯᠦᠨ ᠪᠤᠢ᠌ᠷ ᠬᠠᠢ᠌ᠯᠠᠷ ᠣᠩᠭᠤᠴᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠪᠠᠭᠤᠳᠠᠯ" and "Hūlúnbèi'ěr Hǎilā'ěr Jīchǎng Хөлөнбуйр Хайлар Онгоцын Буудал".
• The furthest airport from Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (HLD) is RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN), which is nearly antipodal to Hulunbuir Hailar Airport (meaning Hulunbuir Hailar Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Mount Pleasant), and is located 12,241 miles (19,699 kilometers) away in Falkland Islands.

Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):

• On 30 June 1975, the Secretary of the Air Force announced that Moody would transfer from ATC to Tactical Air Command on 1 December 1975.
• Due to reduced demands for new pilots during the early months of 1945, The Army Air Force announced that Moody would be transferred to the First Air Force on 30 April 1945.
• The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
• Under SAC, Moody was assigned to the Second Air Force and the 40th Air Division.
• In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
• The wing executes worldwide close air support, force protection, and combat search and rescue operations in support of humanitarian interests, United States national security and the global war on terrorism.
• Originally named Valdosta Airfield when it opened on 15 September 1941, the airfield was renamed Moody Army Airfield on 6 December 1941 in honor of Major George Putnam Moody, an early Air Force pioneer.
• The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
• The 347th flew the McDonnel-Douglas F-4E until 1988, when it upgraded to the Block 15 General Dynamics F-16A/B.
• Also located on Moody A.F.B.