Nonstop flight route between Simikot, Nepal and Hobbs, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Simikot Airport (IMK), Simikot, Nepal and Lea County Regional Airport (HOB), Hobbs, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,095 miles (or 13,028 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 Simikot Airport and Lea County Regional 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 Simikot Airport and Lea County Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IMK / VNST |
Airport Name: | Simikot Airport |
Location: | Simikot, Nepal |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°58'15"N by 81°49'8"E |
Area Served: | Simikot, Nepal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9246 feet (2,818 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from IMK |
More Information: | IMK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOB / KHOB |
Airport Name: | Lea County Regional Airport |
Location: | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°41'15"N by 103°13'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Lea County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3661 feet (1,116 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOB |
More Information: | HOB Maps & Info |
Facts about Simikot Airport (IMK):
- List of airports in Nepal
- The closest airport to Simikot Airport (IMK) is Bajura Airport (BJU), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SSW of IMK.
- Simikot Airport is an airport serving Simikot, a town in the Humla district of the Karnali zone in Nepal.
- The furthest airport from Simikot Airport (IMK) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,728 miles (18,874 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Simikot Airport's high elevation of 9,246 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IMK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IMK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Lea County Regional Airport (HOB):
- The closest airport to Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) is Winkler County Airport (INK), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) S of HOB.
- Lea County Regional Airport is four miles west of Hobbs, in Lea County, New Mexico.
- The first air mail arrived in Hobbs via Continental Airlines in May 1940 which started passenger flights that year.
- Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,218 miles (18,054 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.