Nonstop flight route between Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States and Mérida, Venezuela:
Departure Airport:
(31°8'24"N by 97°42'54"W)
Arrival Airport:
(8°34'55"N by 71°9'39"W)
Distance from HLR to MRD:
2,312.24 miles (3,721.18 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hood Army Airfield (HLR), Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States and Alberto Carnevalli Airport (MRD), Mérida, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,312 miles (or 3,721 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 Hood Army Airfield and Alberto Carnevalli Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLR / KHLR |
| Airport Name: | Hood Army Airfield |
| Location: | Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°8'24"N by 97°42'54"W |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 924 feet (282 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from HLR |
| More Information: | HLR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRD / SVMD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mérida, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°34'55"N by 71°9'39"W |
| Area Served: | Mérida, Venezuela |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5007 feet (1,526 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MRD |
| More Information: | MRD Maps & Info |
Facts about Hood Army Airfield (HLR):
- The closest airport to Hood Army Airfield (HLR) is Skylark Field (ILE), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SSE of HLR.
- The furthest airport from Hood Army Airfield (HLR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,022 miles (17,738 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Hood Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 924 feet, planes can take off or land at Hood Army Airfield 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.
Facts about Alberto Carnevalli Airport (MRD):
- In addition to being known as "Alberto Carnevalli Airport", another name for MRD is "Aeropuerto Alberto Carnevalli".
- The closest airport to Alberto Carnevalli Airport (MRD) is Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) W of MRD.
- Because of Alberto Carnevalli Airport's high elevation of 5,007 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MRD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MRD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Alberto Carnevalli Airport (MRD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Alberto Carnevalli Airport (MRD) is Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP), which is nearly antipodal to Alberto Carnevalli Airport (meaning Alberto Carnevalli Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tunggul Wulung Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.11 miles (6.61 km) SSE | Skylark Field (ILE) | Killeen, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 8.41 miles (13.53 km) SW | Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK) | Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 18.19 miles (29.27 km) E | Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (TPL) | Temple, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 43.33 miles (69.73 km) NE | Waco Regional Airport (ACT) | Waco, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 51.10 miles (82.24 km) NE | TSTC Waco Airport (CNW) | Waco, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 52.04 miles (83.76 km) S | Austin Executive Airport (EDC) | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 65.39 miles (105.23 km) S | Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 85.97 miles (138.36 km) WNW | Brownwood Regional Airport (BWD) | Brownwood, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 87.09 miles (140.16 km) ESE | Coulter Field (CFD) | Bryan, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 88.73 miles (142.79 km) ESE | Easterwood Airport (CLL) | College Station, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 95.16 miles (153.15 km) W | Curtis Field (BBD) | Brady, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 98.74 miles (158.91 km) NE | C. David Campbell Field (CRS) | Corsicana, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 110.64 miles (178.06 km) WNW | Coleman Municipal Airport (COM) | Coleman, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 113.70 miles (182.98 km) N | Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base (FWH) | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 114.50 miles (184.26 km) SW | Kerrville Municipal Airport (ERV) | Kerrville, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,021.74 miles (17,737.73 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,832.27 miles (17,432.80 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,742.19 miles (17,287.83 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,645.27 miles (17,131.87 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,636.32 miles (17,117.46 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,523.74 miles (16,936.27 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,509.42 miles (16,913.24 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,505.45 miles (16,906.84 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,504.35 miles (16,905.08 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,496.63 miles (16,892.65 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,496.24 miles (16,892.02 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,487.94 miles (16,878.67 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,486.08 miles (16,875.66 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,480.94 miles (16,867.40 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,467.02 miles (16,845.00 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.08 miles (56.45 km) W | Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport (VIG) | El Vigía, Venezuela | |
| 2 | 59.85 miles (96.32 km) WNW | Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 64.29 miles (103.46 km) E | Barinas Airport (BNS) | Barinas, Barinas, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 65.56 miles (105.50 km) NE | Dr. Antonio Nicolás Briceño Airport (VLV) | Valera, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 79.48 miles (127.92 km) WSW | La Fría Airport (LFR) | La Fria, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 92.27 miles (148.49 km) SW | Mayor Buenaventura Vivas Airport (STD) | Santo Domingo (near San Cristóbal, Táchira), Venezuela | |
| 7 | 98.70 miles (158.84 km) SSE | Guasdualito Airport (GDO) | Guasdualito, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 100.86 miles (162.32 km) ENE | Guanare Airport (GUQ) | Guanare, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 101.34 miles (163.09 km) WSW | Juan Vicente Gómez International Airport (SVZ) | San Antonio del Táchira, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 102.83 miles (165.49 km) WSW | Camilo Daza International Airport (CUC) | Cúcuta, Colombia | |
| 11 | 108.52 miles (174.64 km) SSE | Santiago Pérez Quiroz Airport (AUC) | Arauca, Colombia | |
| 12 | 121.26 miles (195.15 km) N | Oro Negro Airport (CBS) | Cabimas, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 125.71 miles (202.30 km) SSW | Los Colonizadores Airport (RVE) | Saravena, Colombia | |
| 14 | 141.87 miles (228.32 km) NNW | La Chinita International Airport (MAR) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 147.40 miles (237.22 km) ENE | Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (AGV) | Acarigua, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.66 miles (19,907.00 km) SSW | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,349.87 miles (19,875.14 km) SSW | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,342.28 miles (19,862.92 km) SSE | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,314.83 miles (19,818.75 km) WSW | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,308.98 miles (19,809.33 km) S | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,291.98 miles (19,781.98 km) SE | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,283.72 miles (19,768.68 km) SW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,228.45 miles (19,679.73 km) SE | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,228.07 miles (19,679.12 km) WSW | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,210.56 miles (19,650.93 km) SE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,186.41 miles (19,612.08 km) ESE | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 12 | 12,167.95 miles (19,582.38 km) W | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,154.17 miles (19,560.20 km) WSW | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,095.84 miles (19,466.32 km) SE | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,067.63 miles (19,420.91 km) SE | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |