Nonstop flight route between Hayward, California, United States and Great Bend, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hayward Executive Airport (HWD), Hayward, California, United States and Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD), Great Bend, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,264 miles (or 2,034 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 relatively short distance between Hayward Executive Airport and Great Bend Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HWD / KHWD | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Hayward, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°39'32"N by 122°7'18"W | 
| Area Served: | Hayward, California | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Hayward | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HWD | 
| More Information: | HWD Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GBD / KGBD | 
| Airport Name: | Great Bend Municipal Airport | 
| Location: | Great Bend, Kansas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°20'39"N by 98°51'33"W | 
| Area Served: | Great Bend, Kansas | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Great Bend | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1887 feet (575 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GBD | 
| More Information: | GBD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Hayward Executive Airport (HWD):
- On May 1, 1980 the remaining California Air National Guard units at Hayward were reassigned to Naval Air Station Moffett Field near San Jose.
- The California Air National Guard moved onto land adjoining the airport in 1949.
- Because of Hayward Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Hayward Executive 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.
- In addition to being known as "Hayward Executive Airport", another name for HWD is "(former Hayward Army Airfield)".
- The closest airport to Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) is Oakland International Airport (OAK), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NW of HWD.
- Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) has 2 runways.
- The airport covers 543 acres at an elevation of 52 feet.
- The airport was built in 1942 during World War II as an auxiliary field to Chico Army Air Field and was originally Hayward Army Airfield.
- The furthest airport from Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,354 miles (18,273 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD):
- The closest airport to Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) is Hays Regional Airport (HYS), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NNW of GBD.
- As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 1,407 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 927 in 2009, and 719 in 2010.
- Great Bend Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,887 acres at an elevation of 1,887 feet above mean sea level.
- Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,769 miles (17,331 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.




