Nonstop flight route between Chita, Russia and Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chita Kadala (HTA), Chita, Russia and Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN), Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,106 miles (or 9,827 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 Chita Kadala and Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield, 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 Chita Kadala and Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Chita Kadala (HTA):

• Chita Kadala (HTA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Chita Kadala (HTA) is Baikal International Airport (UUD), which is located 250 miles (403 kilometers) W of HTA.
• The furthest airport from Chita Kadala (HTA) is Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL), which is nearly antipodal to Chita Kadala (meaning Chita Kadala is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport), and is located 12,321 miles (19,829 kilometers) away in Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina.

Facts about Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN):

• On 29 September 1999, two Luftwaffe Tornados crashed near Marathon Indian Basin, about 15 miles northwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
• Planned for the British Overseas Training program which they did not pursue, construction for the USAAF base 6 mi west of Alamogordo, New Mexico, began on 6 February 1942.
• Alamogordo Army Air Field was named on 21 November as a Second Air Force installation equipped with aprons, runways, taxiways and hangars.
• The 49th Wing – host wing at Holloman Air Force Base – supports national security objectives by deploying worldwide to support peacetime and wartime contingencies.
• There are numerous reasons the German Air Force trains at Holloman.
• On 1 May 1996, the German Luftwaffe established the German Air Force Tactical Training Center at Holloman.
• In addition to being known as "Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield", another name for HMN is "Holloman AFB".
• The furthest airport from Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,323 miles (18,222 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In September 2004, Luftwaffe chief of staff, Klaus-Peter Stieglitz announced a reduction in its training program of roughly 20%.
• The closest airport to Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) is Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) E of HMN.
• In 1986, a contract was awarded to Flight Systems Inc.
• The Holloman Air Development Center became the base operating unit on 10 October 1952, and the 3,500 ft rocket-powered sled was first run on 19 March 1954.