Nonstop flight route between Hollister, California, United States and Oviedo, Asturias, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI), Hollister, California, United States and Asturias Airport (OVD), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,561 miles (or 8,949 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 Asturias 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 Asturias 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):

• 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 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.
• Hollister Airport is a regional center for glider activity.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Hollister Municipal Airport", another name for HLI is "CVH".
• 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 Municipal Airport (HLI) has 2 runways.
• 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 Asturias Airport (OVD):

• The furthest airport from Asturias Airport (OVD) is Christchurch International Airport (CHC), which is nearly antipodal to Asturias Airport (meaning Asturias Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christchurch International Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,899 kilometers) away in Christchurch, New Zealand.
• In 2003, a series of improvements were made to the airport, that would enable it to handle a higher volume of passengers and aircraft traffic.
• Because of Asturias Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Asturias 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.
• Asturias Airport, is the only international airport of Asturias, Spain, in Castrillón.
• The airport first opened on 11 June 1968.
• Asturias Airport (OVD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Asturias Airport (OVD) is León Airport (LEN), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) SSE of OVD.
• In addition to being known as "Asturias Airport", another name for OVD is "Aeropuerto de Asturias".