Nonstop flight route between Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen and Glendale, Arizona, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hodeida International Airport (HOD), Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,726 miles (or 14,044 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 Hodeida International Airport and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field, 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 Hodeida International Airport and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hodeida International Airport (HOD):

• The furthest airport from Hodeida International Airport (HOD) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is nearly antipodal to Hodeida International Airport (meaning Hodeida International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pukarua Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,621 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
• Hodeida International Airport (HOD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Hodeida International Airport (HOD) is El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) ENE of HOD.
• Because of Hodeida International Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Hodeida 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.

Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):

• Luke AFB is a major training base of the Air Education and Training Command, training pilots in the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
• In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
• The base was under the control of the 37th Flying Training Wing, Western Flying Training Command, AAF Flying Training Command.
• The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Effective 5 March, the 127th was redesignated as the 127th Pilot Training Wing.
• The program was to be conducted by the Federalized Michigan Air National Guard 127th Fighter Group, which had transferred from Continental Air Command to ATC, effective 10 February.
• The host unit, the 56th Fighter Wing, is tasked to train F-16 fighter pilots and maintainers, while deploying mission ready warfighters.
• Luke Field, Oahu, Hawaii Territory was previously named in his honor.
• The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.