Nonstop flight route between Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States and Parsons, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN), Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States and Tri-City Airport (PPF), Parsons, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 674 miles (or 1,084 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 Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield and Tri-City Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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

• In 1975, AFSWC was disestablished, and the 6585th Test Group at Holloman became part of the Armament Development and Test Center at Eglin AFB Florida.
• 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.
• With the September 1947 formation of the USAF, in late 1947 the Holloman range and the White Sands Proving Ground merged to become the New Mexico Joint Guided Missile Test Range,:248 and the renamed Holloman Air Force Base supported WSMR launch complex firing of Tiny Tim, Rascal, V-2 rocket, Ryan XQ-2 Drone, Falcon, MGM-13 Mace, MGM-1 Matador, and AGM-45 Shrike.
• There are numerous reasons the German Air Force trains at Holloman.
• In addition to being known as "Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield", another name for HMN is "Holloman AFB".
• Planned for the British Overseas Training program which they did not pursue, construction for the USAAF base 6 mi west of Alamogordo, New Mexico, began on 6 February 1942.
• All F-22A carry the "HO" Tailcode.
• 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.

Facts about Tri-City Airport (PPF):

• Between 1979 and 1986, PPF was served by Air Midwest operating under Eastern Airlines.
• The furthest airport from Tri-City Airport (PPF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,710 miles (17,235 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Tri-City Airport (PPF) currently has only 1 runway.
• Tri-City Airport covers an area of 802 acres at an elevation of 900 feet above mean sea level.
• The closest airport to Tri-City Airport (PPF) is Coffeyville Municipal Airport (CFV), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SSW of PPF.
• Because of Tri-City Airport's relatively low elevation of 900 feet, planes can take off or land at Tri-City 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.