Nonstop flight route between Harrison, Arkansas, United States and Topeka, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boone County Airport (HRO), Harrison, Arkansas, United States and Forbes Field (FOE), Topeka, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 770 miles (or 1,240 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 relatively short distance between Boone County Airport and Forbes Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HRO / KHRO |
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Location: | Harrison, Arkansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°15'41"N by 93°9'16"W |
Area Served: | Harrison, Arkansas |
Operator/Owner: | Boone County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1365 feet (416 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HRO |
More Information: | HRO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOE / KFOE |
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Location: | Topeka, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°26'30"N by 79°57'15"W |
View all routes: | Routes from FOE |
More Information: | FOE Maps & Info |
Facts about Boone County Airport (HRO):
- Boone County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport in Boone County, Arkansas, United States.
- The furthest airport from Boone County Airport (HRO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,837 miles (17,441 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Boone County Airport (HRO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Boone County Airport (HRO) is Branson Airport (BKG), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) N of HRO.
- In addition to being known as "Boone County Airport", another name for HRO is "Boone County Regional Airport".
Facts about Forbes Field (FOE):
- Even at this long distance from home plate, the wall stood 12 feet in height all around the field, with the right field wall reduced to 9.5 feet following the 1925 construction.
- Though Forbes Field was praised upon its opening, it began to show its age after 60 years of use.
- Pictures depict the flag at Forbes Field at half staff on opening day.
- In 1903, Pittsburgh Pirates' owner Barney Dreyfuss began to look for ground to build a larger capacity replacement for the team's then-current home, Exposition Park.
- The closest airport to Forbes Field (FOE) is Allegheny County Airport (AGC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of FOE.
- Dreyfuss announced that unlike established wooden ballparks such as the Polo Grounds, he would build a three-tiered stadium out of steel and concrete to increase longevity—the first of its kind in the nation.Charles Wellford Leavitt, Jr.
- A community group attempted to rescue the structure from demolition, proposing such things as a stage, apartments and a farmers market for the site and comparing it to the Eiffel Tower in significance.
- In addition to being known as "Forbes Field", another name for FOE is ""The House of Thrills""The Old Lady of Schenley Park""The Orchard of Oakland" [1]".
- The furthest airport from Forbes Field (FOE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,496 miles (18,501 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Although Forbes Field developed a reputation as a "pitcher-friendly" ballpark, there was never a no-hitter thrown in the more than 4,700 games at the stadium.