Nonstop flight route between Hollister, California, United States and Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI), Hollister, California, United States and Bournemouth Airport (BOH), Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,358 miles (or 8,623 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 Hollister Municipal Airport and Bournemouth 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 Hollister Municipal Airport and Bournemouth Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI):

• The closest airport to Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI) is Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SW of HLI.
• Because of Hollister Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 230 feet, planes can take off or land at Hollister Municipal 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.
• Hollister Airport is a regional center for glider activity.
• Hollister Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles north of the central business district of Hollister, a city in San Benito County, California, United States.
• The furthest airport from Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,368 miles (18,295 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Hollister Municipal Airport", another name for HLI is "CVH".
• A record for glider flight distance from Hollister was set on June 21, 2008 by Eric Rupp with a flight to Calexico on the Mexican border, 444 miles away.

Facts about Bournemouth Airport (BOH):

• Bournemouth Airport handled 660,272 passengers last year.
• Vickers-Armstrongs took over some ex-BOAC hangars at Hurn in 1951 and started production of Varsities, then Viscounts and eventually, as the British Aircraft Corporation, the BAC One-Eleven.
• In 2003, EAC acquired six Boeing 747-200s from British Airways, with the intention of operating long haul holidays from the airport.
• Subsequently Ryanair and Thomson Airways based aircraft at the airport, with scheduled flights now frequently serving Western Europe and the Mediterranean area, with charter and seasonal services serving North Africa, North America, and the Caribbean.
• Adjacent to the entrance to Bournemouth Airport was the College of Air Traffic Control, operated by NATS, the now privatised provider of air traffic control services in the UK.
• With the budget increased to £45 million in July 2008, the upgrade will replace the arrivals terminal and upgrade the check-in and departure lounge areas.
• In 1969 the airport was purchased jointly by the Bournemouth Corporation and Dorset County Council and renamed as "Bournemouth Airport".
• The closest airport to Bournemouth Airport (BOH) is Southampton Airport (SOU), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ENE of BOH.
• The furthest airport from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,941 miles (19,218 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Because of Bournemouth Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Bournemouth 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.
• Increasing from 14 routes, after the discontinuation of the Nantes route, to 18 - Carcassonne, Faro, Limoges, and Reus were added to the route network in February 2009.
• Bournemouth Airport (BOH) currently has only 1 runway.