Nonstop flight route between Hemet, California, United States and Abadan, Iran:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT), Hemet, California, United States and Abadan International Airport (ABD), Abadan, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,905 miles (or 12,721 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 large distance between Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field and Abadan International 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 Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field and Abadan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT):

• In 1992 Cal Fire acquired several of the larger Bell UH-1H helicopters with Hemet-Ryan Helitack receiving one of the first buildups.
• The United States Forest Service commenced air tanker loading operations in 1957, and in 1959 California Division of Forestry began their operation at Ryan field.
• For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 75,444 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 206 per day.
• Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) has 2 runways.
• The airfield was opened in September 1940 by the United States Army Air Corps.
• Because of critical need, the strategic location of the base and proven performance and handling of large wildfires, Cal Fire and the state consider the project top priority in the list of firefighting capital improvements.
• The closest airport to Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) is Banning Municipal Airport (BNG), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NE of HMT.
• The furthest airport from Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,471 miles (18,460 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Abadan International Airport (ABD):

• Abadan International Airport (ABD) has 2 runways.
• Abadan International Airport handled 354,974 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Abadan International Airport (ABD) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Abadan International Airport (ABD) is Basrah International AirportBasrah Airport (BSR), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WNW of ABD.
• Because of Abadan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Abadan International 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.