Nonstop flight route between Homestead, Florida, United States and Kaimana, Papua, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States and Kaimana Airport (KNG), Kaimana, Papua, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,719 miles (or 15,642 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 Kaimana 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 Kaimana 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: | KNG / WASK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kaimana, Papua, Indonesia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°38'39"S by 133°41'43"E | 
| Area Served: | Kaimana, West Papua, Indonesia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Kaimana Regency Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KNG | 
| More Information: | KNG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (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 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 379th BMW inherited the honors, history and colors of the World War II Eighth Air Force 379th Bomb Group upon activation.
- In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
- On 30 January 1943, the base assumed a more vital wartime role with the activation of the 2nd Operational Training Unit.
- On 15 August 1944 command of Homestead AAF consolidated under the 563d AAF Base Unit.
Facts about Kaimana Airport (KNG):
- In addition to being known as "Kaimana Airport", another name for KNG is "Bandar Udara Kaimana".
- Kaimana Airport (KNG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kaimana Airport (KNG) is Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL), which is nearly antipodal to Kaimana Airport (meaning Kaimana Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport), and is located 12,058 miles (19,406 kilometers) away in Belém, Pará, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Kaimana Airport (KNG) is Babo Airport (BXB), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) NNW of KNG.
- Because of Kaimana Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaimana 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.




