Nonstop flight route between Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States and Atbasar, Kazakhstan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN), Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States and Atbasar (ATX), Atbasar, Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,575 miles (or 10,581 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 Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield and Atbasar, 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 Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield and Atbasar. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN):

• The closest airport to Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) is Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) E of HMN.
• The furthest airport from Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,323 miles (18,222 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Alamogordo Army Airfield
• The Aero-Medical Field Laboratory at Holloman "conducted space flight training with chimpanzees 1961-1962", including Ham the Chimp launched 31 January 1961 and ENOS on an orbital flight.
• In addition to being known as "Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield", another name for HMN is "Holloman AFB".
• In 1944 the "base operating unit" changed to the 231st Army Air Force Base Unit and 4145 AAFBU, and on 16 April 1945 Alamogordo AAF was relieved of its training mission and assigned to Continental Air Forces to become a permanent B-29 base.
• In September 2004, Luftwaffe chief of staff, Klaus-Peter Stieglitz announced a reduction in its training program of roughly 20%.
• The German Air Force Tactical Training Center activated at Holloman 1 May 1996.
• In February 2006, the Bush Administration announced that Holloman would cease to be home to the F-117A Nighthawk.
• Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located six miles southwest of the central business district of Alamogordo, and a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States.

Facts about Atbasar (ATX):

• Atbasar (ATX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Atbasar (ATX) is Kokshetau Airport (KOV), which is located 115 miles (184 kilometers) NNE of ATX.
• The furthest airport from Atbasar (ATX) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 10,785 miles (17,356 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.