Nonstop flight route between Hobbs, New Mexico, United States and Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(32°41'15"N by 103°13'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(53°37'49"N by 9°59'27"E)
Distance from HOB to HAM:
5,266.33 miles (8,475.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lea County Regional Airport (HOB), Hobbs, New Mexico, United States and Hamburg Airport (HAM), Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,266 miles (or 8,475 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 Lea County Regional Airport and Hamburg 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 Lea County Regional Airport and Hamburg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOB / KHOB |
| Airport Name: | Lea County Regional Airport |
| Location: | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°41'15"N by 103°13'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Lea County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3661 feet (1,116 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HOB |
| More Information: | HOB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAM / EDDH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°37'49"N by 9°59'27"E |
| Area Served: | Hamburg, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | FHG Flughafen Hamburg GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 53 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HAM |
| More Information: | HAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Lea County Regional Airport (HOB):
- Lea County Regional Airport is the largest of the three airports owned and operated by Lea County Government.
- Lea County Regional Airport was originally the Me-Tex Airport and opened as a commercial airport on July 23, 1937.
- Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) has 3 runways.
- Ownership of the airport was transferred from the city of Hobbs to Lea County on November 19, 1945
- The first air mail arrived in Hobbs via Continental Airlines in May 1940 which started passenger flights that year.
- The furthest airport from Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,218 miles (18,054 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) is Winkler County Airport (INK), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) S of HOB.
Facts about Hamburg Airport (HAM):
- The furthest airport from Hamburg Airport (HAM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,698 miles (18,826 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Hamburg Airport", another name for HAM is "Flughafen Hamburg".
- Hamburg Airport, known in German as Flughafen Hamburg, is the international airport of Hamburg, the second-largest city in Germany.
- Because of Hamburg Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Hamburg 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.
- Runways, taxiways and aprons are able to handle the Airbus A380.
- In the 1960s discussions began with the aim of moving the airport to Heidmoor by Kaltenkirchen.
- Hamburg Airport (HAM) has 2 runways.
- During the British occupation, beginning in 1945, the airport was given its current name, Hamburg Airport.
- The closest airport to Hamburg Airport (HAM) is Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SW of HAM.
- By road, the airport can be reached from motorway A7 using the state highway B433, which is the third ring road.
- Hamburg Airport handled 13,502,939 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 62.73 miles (100.95 km) S | Winkler County Airport (INK) | Wink, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 65.59 miles (105.55 km) WSW | Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM) | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | |
| 3 | 73.56 miles (118.38 km) W | Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | |
| 4 | 78.50 miles (126.33 km) SE | Midland International AirportMidland Army Airfield (MAF) | Midland, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 79.14 miles (127.36 km) SE | Midland Airpark (MDD) | Midland, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 87.15 miles (140.25 km) WNW | Roswell International Air Center (ROW) | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | |
| 7 | 91.80 miles (147.73 km) S | Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) | Pecos, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 104.04 miles (167.44 km) ESE | Webb Air Force Base Big Spring Army Airfield (BGS) | Big Spring, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 105.21 miles (169.32 km) NE | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) | Lubbock, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 117.29 miles (188.76 km) N | Cannon Air Force Base Clovis Air Force Base/AAF (CVS) | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | |
| 11 | 120.33 miles (193.65 km) N | Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN) | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | |
| 12 | 123.75 miles (199.15 km) S | Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport (FST) | Fort Stockton, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 134.04 miles (215.72 km) NE | Hale County Airport (PVW) | Plainview, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 137.06 miles (220.57 km) NNW | Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU) | Fort Sumner, New Mexico, United States | |
| 15 | 145.37 miles (233.94 km) SW | Culberson County Airport (VHN) | Van Horn, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,218.38 miles (18,054.19 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,988.10 miles (17,683.59 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,910.03 miles (17,557.95 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,897.28 miles (17,537.43 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,563.28 miles (16,999.90 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,535.21 miles (16,954.73 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,522.78 miles (16,934.73 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,461.91 miles (16,836.78 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,461.55 miles (16,836.19 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,442.11 miles (16,804.90 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,426.07 miles (16,779.09 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,386.07 miles (16,714.72 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,376.07 miles (16,698.63 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,336.33 miles (16,634.67 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,311.97 miles (16,595.47 km) ESE | Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) | Tsaratanana, Madagascar. | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.09 miles (14.62 km) SW | Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW) | Hamburg, Germany | |
| 2 | 32.13 miles (51.71 km) ENE | Lübeck Airport (LBC) | Lübeck (near Hamburg), Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 3 | 52.14 miles (83.91 km) N | Kiel Holtenau Airport (KEL) | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 4 | 55.27 miles (88.95 km) W | Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) | Nordholz, Germany | |
| 5 | 57.32 miles (92.25 km) NW | Heide-Büsum Airport (HEI) | Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 6 | 58.82 miles (94.66 km) W | Bremerhaven Airport (BRV) | Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany | |
| 7 | 63.95 miles (102.92 km) SW | Bremen Airport (BRE) | Bremen, Germany | |
| 8 | 71.81 miles (115.57 km) S | Celle Air Base (ZCN) | Celle, Germany | |
| 9 | 74.86 miles (120.47 km) E | Schwerin-Parchim Airport (SZW) | Parchim, Germany | |
| 10 | 81.80 miles (131.64 km) S | Hannover Airport (HAJ) | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 11 | 85.49 miles (137.59 km) W | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 12 | 92.53 miles (148.91 km) N | Sønderborg Airport (SGD) | Sønderborg, Denmark | |
| 13 | 92.83 miles (149.39 km) WNW | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 14 | 94.29 miles (151.74 km) NE | Lolland Falster Airport (MRW) | Lolland Falster, Denmark | |
| 15 | 95.48 miles (153.67 km) ENE | Rostock–Laage Airport (RLG) | Rostock, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,698.09 miles (18,826.20 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,410.93 miles (18,364.07 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,400.88 miles (18,347.89 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,379.69 miles (18,313.79 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,375.25 miles (18,306.65 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,374.60 miles (18,305.59 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,369.81 miles (18,297.88 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,358.88 miles (18,280.30 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,358.79 miles (18,280.15 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,348.76 miles (18,264.01 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,337.94 miles (18,246.60 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,334.51 miles (18,241.08 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,322.14 miles (18,221.18 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,317.30 miles (18,213.39 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,316.56 miles (18,212.19 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |