Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Hobart, Tasmania, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States and Hobart International Airport (HBA), Hobart, Tasmania, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,905 miles (or 14,331 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 Hobart International 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 Hobart International 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 |
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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: | HBA / YMHB |
Airport Name: | Hobart International Airport |
Location: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°50'12"S by 147°30'35"E |
Area Served: | Hobart |
Operator/Owner: | Tasmanian Gateway Consortium |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HBA |
More Information: | HBA Maps & Info |
Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".
- Houston is a focus city for Southwest Airlines, and was the seventh-largest city in Southwest's network as of 2013.
- William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.
- 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.
- Airline flights resumed at Hobby in 1971.
- Courtesy vans are operated by various hotels and motels in and around the Houston area.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport opened in 1969 because of expansion limitations at Hobby, and all airlines at Hobby moved there.
- In 1950 Pan Am started a DC-4 nonstop to Mexico City.
- Southwest Airlines operated more than 80 percent of the total enplanements at Hobby in 2005 and an average of 10 flights per day per gate.
Facts about Hobart International Airport (HBA):
- Throughout 2013, no public drinking water fountains have been operational at the airport terminal.
- Previous airlines to fly from the airport include Ansett Australia, Compass Airlines, Tasair, Trans Australia Airlines and Air New Zealand.
- Hobart International Airport handled 1,855,849 passengers last year.
- In December 2005, prominent Hobart developer Ali Sultan proposed a four star, 60-room hotel/motel for the airport.
- The airport maintains a conjoined international and domestic terminal.
- The closest airport to Hobart International Airport (HBA) is Launceston Airport (LST), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) N of HBA.
- The airport has purchased land from the Tasmanian Government in the southern part of the airport for future development of further operational facilities.
- Hobart International Airport (HBA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Hobart International Airport was established in 1956, after a review found the nearby Cambridge Aerodrome was unsuitable for Hobart's future air transport needs.
- The furthest airport from Hobart International Airport (HBA) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to Hobart International Airport (meaning Hobart International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,207 miles (19,645 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
- Because of Hobart International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Hobart 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.
- There are two domestic freight areas operating at the airport, catering for Australian air Express, Toll Air and Virgin Australia.