Nonstop flight route between Homestead, Florida, United States and Zhytomyr, Ukraine:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States and Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR), Zhytomyr, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,655 miles (or 9,100 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 Zhytomyr International 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 Zhytomyr International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (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.
• Homestead ARB was established in 1942 as Homestead Army Airfield.
• 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.
• Homestead Airfield began as a United States Army Air Forces facility on 16 September 1942 when the Army Air Forces assumed control of an isolated airstrip located about a mile inland from the shore of Biscayne Bay.
• With the activation of the 19th BW, the 823d Air Division was activated to command the two bomb wings at Homestead.
• In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
• After being closed by the military, Homestead was known as Dade County Airport, and operated as a civilian facility for almost a decade.

Facts about Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR):

• The furthest airport from Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,177 miles (17,987 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Zhytomyr International Airport (ZTR) is Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) (IEV), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) E of ZTR.
• In addition to being known as "Zhytomyr International Airport", other names for ZTR include "Міжнародний аеропорт «Житомир»" and "Международный аеропорт «Житомир»".