Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Guayaramerín, Bolivia:
Departure Airport:
(29°38'44"N by 95°16'44"W)
Arrival Airport:
(10°49'18"S by 65°20'44"W)
Distance from HOU to GYA:
3,433.32 miles (5,525.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States and Guayaramerín Airport (GYA), Guayaramerín, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,433 miles (or 5,525 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 William P. Hobby Airport and Guayaramerín 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 William P. Hobby Airport and Guayaramerín Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOU / KHOU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°38'44"N by 95°16'44"W |
| Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HOU |
| More Information: | HOU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GYA / SLGY |
| Airport Name: | Guayaramerín Airport |
| Location: | Guayaramerín, Bolivia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°49'18"S by 65°20'44"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 557 feet (170 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GYA |
| More Information: | GYA Maps & Info |
Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):
- In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".
- The Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center serves as the airport's ARTCC.
- Hobby Airport opened in 1927 as a private landing field in a 600-acre pasture known as W.T.
- In 1950 Pan Am started a DC-4 nonstop to Mexico City.
- In 1967 the airport was renamed after former Texas governor William P.
- The furthest airport from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.
- Airline flights resumed at Hobby in 1971.
- In May 2011 Southwest Airlines expressed interest in international flights from Hobby.
- Because of William P. Hobby Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at William P. Hobby 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.
- William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of HOU.
Facts about Guayaramerín Airport (GYA):
- Because of Guayaramerín Airport's relatively low elevation of 557 feet, planes can take off or land at Guayaramerín 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 Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) is Riberalta Airport (RIB), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) WSW of GYA.
- The furthest airport from Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) is Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS), which is nearly antipodal to Guayaramerín Airport (meaning Guayaramerín Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Puerto Princesa International Airport), and is located 12,148 miles (19,550 kilometers) away in Puerto Princesa City, Philippines.
- Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.68 miles (12.36 km) ESE | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 18.92 miles (30.45 km) WNW | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 21.85 miles (35.16 km) ENE | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 22.75 miles (36.60 km) W | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 5 | 23.71 miles (38.16 km) N | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 26.46 miles (42.59 km) WNW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 33.12 miles (53.30 km) NNW | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 36.38 miles (58.55 km) SE | Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) | Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 38.71 miles (62.29 km) SSW | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 49.51 miles (79.68 km) N | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 58.28 miles (93.80 km) SW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 59.20 miles (95.27 km) WSW | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 70.18 miles (112.94 km) ENE | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 78.29 miles (126.00 km) NNW | Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport (HTV) | Huntsville, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 78.34 miles (126.07 km) ENE | Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,002.05 miles (17,706.03 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,935.62 miles (17,599.14 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,658.40 miles (17,152.99 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,645.79 miles (17,132.69 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,634.99 miles (17,115.31 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,633.92 miles (17,113.60 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,633.35 miles (17,112.68 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,632.69 miles (17,111.61 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,626.11 miles (17,101.02 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,617.96 miles (17,087.91 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,607.15 miles (17,070.51 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,602.03 miles (17,062.27 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,587.52 miles (17,038.92 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,581.89 miles (17,029.86 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,580.51 miles (17,027.64 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 54.00 miles (86.91 km) WSW | Riberalta Airport (RIB) | Riberalta, Bolivia | |
| 2 | 175.69 miles (282.75 km) NE | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 3 | 185.54 miles (298.60 km) WNW | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |
| 4 | 190.25 miles (306.18 km) SSE | Magdalena Airport (MGD) | Magdalena, Bolivia | |
| 5 | 203.26 miles (327.12 km) S | Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL) | Santa Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia | |
| 6 | 216.43 miles (348.31 km) SSE | Huacaraje Airport (BVK) | Huacaraje, Bolivia | |
| 7 | 233.65 miles (376.02 km) W | Captain Aníbal Arab Airport (CIJ) | Cobija, Bolivia | |
| 8 | 237.47 miles (382.17 km) E | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 248.66 miles (400.17 km) S | La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) | La Esperanza, Honduras | |
| 10 | 249.72 miles (401.88 km) N | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 11 | 276.66 miles (445.24 km) WSW | Alerta Airport (ALD) | Alerta, Peru | |
| 12 | 277.66 miles (446.85 km) S | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) | Trinidad, Bolivia | |
| 13 | 283.83 miles (456.77 km) W | Iberia Airport (IBP) | Iberia, Peru | |
| 14 | 288.30 miles (463.98 km) SSW | Rurrenabaque Airport (RBQ) | Rurrenabaque, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 290.39 miles (467.33 km) WSW | Padre Aldamiz International Airport (PEM) | Puerto Maldonado, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,147.97 miles (19,550.22 km) WNW | Puerto Princesa International Airport (PPS) | Puerto Princesa City, Philippines | |
| 2 | 12,129.25 miles (19,520.08 km) NNW | Kudat Airport (KUD) | Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 12,112.77 miles (19,493.57 km) W | El Nido Airport (ENI) | El Nido, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,086.43 miles (19,451.18 km) NNW | Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI) | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 12,059.86 miles (19,408.42 km) ENE | Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) | Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam | |
| 6 | 12,057.28 miles (19,404.26 km) WNW | Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) | Coron, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 7 | 12,053.25 miles (19,397.77 km) N | Labuan Airport (LBU) | Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 12,045.23 miles (19,384.88 km) NNW | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 12,030.27 miles (19,360.79 km) N | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 10 | 12,025.26 miles (19,352.73 km) NW | Sandakan Airport (SDK) | Sandakan, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 12,020.97 miles (19,345.83 km) N | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 12,020.58 miles (19,345.21 km) N | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 13 | 12,013.16 miles (19,333.26 km) WNW | Lubang Airport (LBX) | Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 14 | 12,006.45 miles (19,322.45 km) E | Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam | |
| 15 | 12,002.17 miles (19,315.58 km) WNW | Mamburao Airport (MBO) | Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |