Nonstop flight route between Horta, Azores, Portugal and Wilmington, Ohio, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Horta International Airport (HOR), Horta, Azores, Portugal and Wilmington Air Park (ILN), Wilmington, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,912 miles (or 4,686 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 Horta International Airport and Wilmington Air Park, 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 Horta International Airport and Wilmington Air Park. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Horta International Airport (HOR):

• Horta International Airport (HOR) currently has only 1 runway.
• On the afternoon of 28 July 2011, a refurbished control tower was inaugurated, which permitted the airport to oversee the Central Group, as well as the Western Group of islands.
• Horta Airport is an airport located in the parish of Castelo Branco, 9.5 km northeast of the center of Horta, on Faial Island in the archipelago of the Azores.
• In addition to being known as "Horta International Airport", another name for HOR is "Aeroporto Internacional da Horta".
• In 2012, the contamination of the gasoline tanks at Horta airport resulted in a deviation from normal flight operations, resulting in flights being refueled on other islands.
• Horta International Airport handled 191,969 passengers last year.
• Because of Horta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Horta 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 airport at Horta was inaugurated on August 24, 1971 by then President Almirante Américo Tomás.
• The furthest airport from Horta International Airport (HOR) is Merimbula Airport (MIM), which is nearly antipodal to Horta International Airport (meaning Horta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Merimbula Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,799 kilometers) away in Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia.
• The closest airport to Horta International Airport (HOR) is Pico Airport (PIX), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) E of HOR.

Facts about Wilmington Air Park (ILN):

• The furthest airport from Wilmington Air Park (ILN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,326 miles (18,227 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• A comprehensive Redevelopment Study for the Wilmington Air Park was completed in December of 2011.
• The airport opened in 1929 and a small hangar was built in 1930.
• Wilmington Air Park (ILN) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Wilmington Air Park (ILN) is Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport (MGY), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) WNW of ILN.