Nonstop flight route between Hobbs, New Mexico, United States and Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lea County Regional Airport (HOB), Hobbs, New Mexico, United States and Stephenville Airport (YJT), Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,541 miles (or 4,089 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 Stephenville 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 Stephenville Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lea County Regional Airport (HOB):

• Ownership of the airport was transferred from the city of Hobbs to Lea County on November 19, 1945
• The closest airport to Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) is Winkler County Airport (INK), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) S of HOB.
• Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) has 3 runways.
• 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 first air mail arrived in Hobbs via Continental Airlines in May 1940 which started passenger flights that year.
• Lea County Regional Airport is the largest of the three airports owned and operated by Lea County Government.
• Lea County Regional Airport is four miles west of Hobbs, in Lea County, New Mexico.

Facts about Stephenville Airport (YJT):

• Stephenville Airport (YJT) has 2 runways.
• Stephenville Airport is an airport located 1.5 nautical miles southeast of Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• The airport serves not only the town of Stephenville, but the city of Corner Brook to the north, and as far south as Port aux Basques, making the total catchment 90,000 people.
• The furthest airport from Stephenville Airport (YJT) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,479 miles (18,474 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Stephenville Airport was one of a five sites along eastern North America designated as an alternate landing site for the Space Shuttle orbiter during its launches and landings.
• Because of Stephenville Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Stephenville 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.
• The closest airport to Stephenville Airport (YJT) is Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) NE of YJT.
• Stephenville Airport provides scheduled and charter air service to a catchment population of approximately 90,000 people, from the city of Corner Brook 65 km to the north to the town of Port aux Basques 120 km to the south.
• The airport is now owned and operated by the local Airport Authority, the Stephenville Airport Corporation Inc.