Nonstop flight route between Hobbs, New Mexico, United States and Stuttgart, Germany:
Departure Airport:
(32°41'15"N by 103°13'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(48°47'2"N by 9°10'54"E)
Distance from HOB to ZWS:
5,441.72 miles (8,757.58 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lea County Regional Airport (HOB), Hobbs, New Mexico, United States and Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS), Stuttgart, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,442 miles (or 8,758 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 Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof, 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 Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof. 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: | ZWS / |
| Airport Name: | Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof |
| Location: | Stuttgart, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°47'2"N by 9°10'54"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZWS |
| More Information: | ZWS Maps & Info |
Facts about Lea County Regional Airport (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 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 is the largest of the three airports owned and operated by Lea County Government.
- The first air mail arrived in Hobbs via Continental Airlines in May 1940 which started passenger flights that year.
Facts about Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS):
- Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in the city of Stuttgart, the capital of the Land of Baden-Württemberg, in southwestern Germany.
- The connected freight station, which featured a marshaling hump and rail brakes, was closed, due to both the reduction in freight traffic, and in preparation for the Stuttgart 21 project.
- Until 1922, the central station was located on the Schlosstrasse, near the Schlossplatz.
- More than 18,000 people have registered as Parkschützer.
- The construction has some highly regarded features.
- Because of Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof 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 furthest airport from Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (meaning Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,001 miles (19,313 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof (ZWS) is Stuttgart Airport (STR), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SSE of ZWS.
| 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 | 6.74 miles (10.85 km) SSE | Stuttgart Airport (STR) | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 2 | 50.13 miles (80.68 km) W | Baden Airpark (FKB) | Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 3 | 56.34 miles (90.67 km) NNW | Mannheim City Airport (MHG) | Mannheim, Germany | |
| 4 | 68.20 miles (109.76 km) WSW | Black Forest Airport (LHA) | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 5 | 69.37 miles (111.64 km) NNE | Giebelstadt Airport (GHF) | Giebelstadt, Germany | |
| 6 | 72.56 miles (116.77 km) WSW | Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) | Strasbourg, France | |
| 7 | 78.35 miles (126.09 km) SSE | Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) | Friedrichshafen, Bodensee, Germany | |
| 8 | 78.62 miles (126.52 km) NW | Sembach KaserneSembach Air Base (SEX) | Sembach, Germany | |
| 9 | 80.67 miles (129.83 km) NE | Kitzingen Airport (KZG) | Kitzingen, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 10 | 83.70 miles (134.71 km) ESE | Augsburg Airport (AGB) | Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany | |
| 11 | 84.74 miles (136.38 km) WNW | Ramstein Air Base (RMS) | Ramstein, Germany | |
| 12 | 85.93 miles (138.28 km) WNW | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 13 | 90.59 miles (145.80 km) NNW | Frankfurt Airport (FRA) | Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 14 | 91.40 miles (147.09 km) S | St. Gallen–Altenrhein Airport (ACH) | Altenrhein, Switzerland | |
| 15 | 94.19 miles (151.59 km) NNW | Mainz Finthen Airport (QMZ) | Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,000.52 miles (19,312.91 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,583.94 miles (18,642.51 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,568.62 miles (18,617.85 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,567.33 miles (18,615.77 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,562.16 miles (18,607.45 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,556.16 miles (18,597.79 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,551.83 miles (18,590.81 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,551.47 miles (18,590.24 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,544.73 miles (18,579.39 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,544.18 miles (18,578.52 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,543.28 miles (18,577.06 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,540.16 miles (18,572.03 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,531.65 miles (18,558.35 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,529.17 miles (18,554.35 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,511.94 miles (18,526.62 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |