Nonstop flight route between Homestead, Florida, United States and Boké, Guinea:
Departure Airport:
(25°29'17"N by 80°23'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(10°57'56"N by 14°16'51"W)
Distance from HST to BKJ:
4,411.02 miles (7,098.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States and Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ), Boké, Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,411 miles (or 7,099 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 Homestead Air Reserve Base and Boké Baralande 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 Homestead Air Reserve Base and Boké Baralande Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HST / KHST |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Homestead, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°29'17"N by 80°23'0"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States |
| View all routes: | Routes from HST |
| More Information: | HST Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKJ / GUOK |
| Airport Name: | Boké Baralande Airport |
| Location: | Boké, Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°57'56"N by 14°16'51"W |
| Area Served: | Boké |
| View all routes: | Routes from BKJ |
| More Information: | BKJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):
- The 379th Bomb Wing was activated at Homestead on 1 November 1955.
- For its first six months of existence, Homestead Army Airfield served as a scheduled stop on a well traveled air route from northeast U.S.
- The closest airport to Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of HST.
- The furthest airport from Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,568 miles (18,616 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- The 379th BW transferred its B-47s beginning in October 1960 and moved without personnel or equipment to Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan in January 1961.
- During the Atlantic hurricane season, the 482th Fighter Wing routinely supports forward deployment of the Air Force Reserve's 403rd Wing from Keesler AFB, Mississippi, flying the WC-130 Hercules aircraft in the "Hurricane Hunters" weather reconnaissance mission.
- In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
Facts about Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ):
- The furthest airport from Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Boké Baralande Airport (meaning Boké Baralande Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,207 miles (19,645 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) is Fria Airport (FIG), which is located 64 miles (104 kilometers) SE of BKJ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.44 miles (18.40 km) NNW | Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB) | Miami, Florida, United States |     |
| 2 | 13.34 miles (21.47 km) SSE | Ocean Reef Club Airport (OCA) | Key Largo, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 21.86 miles (35.17 km) NNE | Miami International Airport (MIA) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 24.04 miles (38.69 km) NNE | Miami Seaplane Base (MPB) | Watson Island, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 29.69 miles (47.79 km) NNE | Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 36.53 miles (58.78 km) NNE | North Perry Airport (HWO) | Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| 7 | 41.08 miles (66.10 km) NW | Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport (TNT) | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 42.84 miles (68.95 km) NNE | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) | Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 50.74 miles (81.65 km) NNE | Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 55.10 miles (88.68 km) NNE | Pompano Beach Airpark (PPM) | Pompano Beach, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 63.86 miles (102.76 km) NNE | Boca Raton Airport (BCT) | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 67.22 miles (108.19 km) SW | Florida Keys Marathon Airport (MTH) | Marathon, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 69.21 miles (111.39 km) E | Cat Cay Airport (CXY) | Cat Cay, Bimini Islands, Bahamas | |
| 14 | 71.24 miles (114.65 km) ENE | South Bimini Airport (BIM) | Bimini, Bahamas | |
| 15 | 78.55 miles (126.41 km) NNE | Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA) | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,567.55 miles (18,616.11 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,557.36 miles (18,599.71 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,519.90 miles (18,539.44 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,500.10 miles (18,507.57 km) SSE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,495.71 miles (18,500.50 km) W | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,481.97 miles (18,478.39 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,438.14 miles (18,407.86 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,437.04 miles (18,406.08 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,398.79 miles (18,344.53 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,385.21 miles (18,322.68 km) WSW | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,373.80 miles (18,304.31 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,352.88 miles (18,270.65 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,351.96 miles (18,269.17 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,341.72 miles (18,252.68 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,334.14 miles (18,240.48 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.37 miles (103.60 km) SE | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 2 | 106.20 miles (170.91 km) SSE | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 3 | 108.01 miles (173.82 km) WNW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 4 | 112.97 miles (181.80 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 5 | 127.36 miles (204.97 km) NNE | Sambailo Airport (SBI) | Koundara, Guinea | |
| 6 | 137.40 miles (221.13 km) E | Tata Airport (LEK) | Labé, Guinea | |
| 7 | 141.37 miles (227.51 km) NNW | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 8 | 158.47 miles (255.04 km) NNE | Simenti Airport (SMY) | Simenti, Senegal | |
| 9 | 174.29 miles (280.49 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 10 | 178.18 miles (286.76 km) NE | Kédougou Airport (KGG) | Kédougou, Senegal | |
| 11 | 178.36 miles (287.04 km) SSE | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 12 | 194.24 miles (312.59 km) SSE | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 13 | 194.35 miles (312.78 km) WNW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 14 | 196.08 miles (315.57 km) NNE | Tambacounda Airport (TUD) | Tambacounda, Senegal | |
| 15 | 209.18 miles (336.63 km) ESE | Kabala Airport (KBA) | Kabala, Sierra Leone | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,206.83 miles (19,644.95 km) SW | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 12,202.69 miles (19,638.28 km) SSW | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 12,179.19 miles (19,600.46 km) SSW | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 12,174.98 miles (19,593.68 km) E | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 12,171.33 miles (19,587.80 km) ESE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 12,116.07 miles (19,498.87 km) SSW | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 7 | 12,107.25 miles (19,484.68 km) SSW | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 12,100.90 miles (19,474.46 km) SSW | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 12,089.90 miles (19,456.76 km) ESE | Afutara Airport (AFT) | Afutara, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 12,085.31 miles (19,449.38 km) ESE | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 12,085.15 miles (19,449.11 km) SSW | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 12,065.85 miles (19,418.06 km) SSW | Norsup Airport (NUS) | Norsup, Malakula island, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 12,060.27 miles (19,409.08 km) SSW | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 12,059.74 miles (19,408.22 km) ESE | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 12,041.86 miles (19,379.45 km) SSW | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |