Nonstop flight route between Hassi R'Mel, Algeria and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM), Hassi R'Mel, Algeria and Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN), Aguadilla, Puerto Rico would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,419 miles (or 7,112 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 Hassi R'Mel Airport and Rafael Hernández 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 Hassi R'Mel Airport and Rafael Hernández Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM):

• Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,941 miles (19,217 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Hassi R'Mel Airport (HRM) is Noumérat – Moufdi Zakaria Airport (GHA), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SE of HRM.
• In addition to being known as "Hassi R'Mel Airport", other names for HRM include "Hassi R'Mel Airport (Tilrempt)" and "Aéroport de Hassi R'Mel: Tilrhemt".

Facts about Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN):

• In 2000, North American Airlines reopened passenger service with a non-stop flight to New York JFK three times a week.
• In the mid and late 1970s, the Ahrens Aircraft Corporation attempted to set up operations at former USAF industrial facilities at the airport in order to manufacture the Ahrens AR 404 regional airliner, a short takeoff and landing turboprop aircraft, with financial incentives promised by the Puerto Rican government for development.
• The closest airport to Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) is Eugenio María de Hostos Airport (MAZ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of BQN.
• Rafael Hernández Airport covers an area of over 3100 acres.
• Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Rafael Hernández Airport (meaning Rafael Hernández Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,204 miles (19,641 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
• Since the closure of Ramey AFB in 1974, the airport's control tower had remained standing, but was non-operational, limiting the airport to UNICOM communication as an uncontrolled airport.
• Because of Rafael Hernández Airport's relatively low elevation of 237 feet, planes can take off or land at Rafael Hernández 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.
• Until 1974, the airport was an active military installation, Ramey Air Force Base, under the operational control of the Strategic Air Command.