Nonstop flight route between Huesca, Spain and Valdosta, Georgia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK), Huesca, Spain and Moody Air Force Base (VAD), Valdosta, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,486 miles (or 7,219 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 Huesca–Pirineos Airport and Moody Air Force Base, 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 Huesca–Pirineos Airport and Moody Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK):

• In addition to being known as "Huesca–Pirineos Airport", other names for HSK include "Aeropuerto de Huesca-Pirineos" and "HSK[1]".
• The closest airport to Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK) is Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) SW of HSK.
• Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK) has 2 runways.
• In 2013, 279 passengers passed through the airport, a decrease of 79.2% from 2012.
• The furthest airport from Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Huesca–Pirineos Airport (meaning Huesca–Pirineos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,214 miles (19,657 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.

Facts about Moody Air Force Base (VAD):

• In addition to being known as "Moody Air Force Base", another name for VAD is "Moody AFB".
• On 1 December 1975, the 347th Tactical Fighter Wing, a unit of the Tactical Air Command, relocated to Moody from Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand.
• The closest airport to Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta Army Auxiliary Airfield (VLD), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SSW of VAD.
• The furthest airport from Moody Air Force Base (VAD) is Kalbarri Airport (KAX), which is located 11,363 miles (18,286 kilometers) away in Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia.
• Moody Army Airfield was activated on 26 June 1941.
• Moody Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation located in Lowndes County and Lanier County, about 9 miles northeast of Valdosta, Georgia, United States.
• Shortly after the Korean War began on 25 June 1950, Air Training Command took over most combat crew training, thereby relieving operational commands of much of their training burden and allowing them to concentrate on their combat mission.