Nonstop flight route between Homestead, Florida, United States and Jinja, Uganda:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States and Jinja Airport (JIN), Jinja, Uganda would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,666 miles (or 12,338 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 Jinja 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 Jinja 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 |
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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: | JIN / HUJI |
| Airport Name: | Jinja Airport |
| Location: | Jinja, Uganda |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°27'9"N by 33°11'35"E |
| Area Served: | Jinja, Uganda |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda |
| Airport Type: | Civilian & Military |
| Elevation: | 3840 feet (1,170 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from JIN |
| More Information: | JIN Maps & Info |
Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):
- As the need for trained transport pilots grew during 1943, officials in Washington decided to beef up the training program at Homestead.
- 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 mission of the 482nd Fighter Wing is to train and equip Air Force Reservists to respond to wartime and peacetime taskings as directed by higher headquarters.
- In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
- 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.
- With the activation of the 19th BW, the 823d Air Division was activated to command the two bomb wings at Homestead.
- The 482th Fighter Wing is part of the Air Force Reserve Command and Tenth Air Force and functions as the host wing for the installation.
- The 379th Bomb Wing was activated at Homestead on 1 November 1955.
Facts about Jinja Airport (JIN):
- The closest airport to Jinja Airport (JIN) is Kampala Airport (KLA), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) WSW of JIN.
- The furthest airport from Jinja Airport (JIN) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,689 miles (18,812 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
