Nonstop flight route between Homestead, Florida, United States and Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States and Long Banga Airport (LBP), Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,190 miles (or 16,399 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 Long Banga 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 Long Banga 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: | LBP / |
Airport Name: | Long Banga Airport |
Location: | Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°10'58"N by 115°27'0"E |
Area Served: | Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Berhad |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 750 feet (229 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LBP |
More Information: | LBP Maps & Info |
Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):
- In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
- Beginning in mid 1957, the wing deployed aircraft, crews, and support personnel to North African bases under the REFLEX ACTION program.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- As the need for trained transport pilots grew during 1943, officials in Washington decided to beef up the training program at Homestead.
Facts about Long Banga Airport (LBP):
- Long Banga Airport (LBP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Long Banga Airport's relatively low elevation of 750 feet, planes can take off or land at Long Banga 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.
- The closest airport to Long Banga Airport (LBP) is Long Lellang Airport (LGL), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NW of LBP.
- The furthest airport from Long Banga Airport (LBP) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Long Banga Airport (meaning Long Banga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,419 miles (19,986 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.