Nonstop flight route between Holguín, Cuba and Dakhla, Western Sahara:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Frank País International Airport (HOG), Holguín, Cuba and Dakhla Airport (VIL), Dakhla, Western Sahara would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,838 miles (or 6,176 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 Frank País International Airport and Dakhla 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 Frank País International Airport and Dakhla Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Frank País International Airport (HOG):

• Frank País International Airport (HOG) currently has only 1 runway.
• Frank País Airport is an international airport that serves the city of Holguín in Cuba.
• Because of Frank País International Airport's relatively low elevation of 361 feet, planes can take off or land at Frank País 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.
• The closest airport to Frank País International Airport (HOG) is Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Airport (BYM), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) SW of HOG.
• The base is home to several Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21BIS and UM aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Frank País International Airport (HOG) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,761 miles (18,927 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Dakhla Airport (VIL):

• The Dakhla airport is used as public airport and by the Royal Moroccan Air Force.
• Dakhla Airport (VIL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Dakhla Airport (VIL) is Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB), which is located 205 miles (330 kilometers) SSW of VIL.
• Dakhla Airport handled 4,206 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Dakhla Airport (VIL) is Tontouta International Airport (NOU), which is nearly antipodal to Dakhla Airport (meaning Dakhla Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tontouta International Airport), and is located 12,256 miles (19,725 kilometers) away in Noumea, New Caledonia.
• Because of Dakhla Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Dakhla 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 passenger terminal covers 670 square metres and is capable to handle up to 55,000 passengers per year.
• In addition to being known as "Dakhla Airport", another name for VIL is "GMMH/GSVO".