Nonstop flight route between Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan, Iraq and Ogden, Utah, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU), Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan, Iraq and Hill Air Force Base (HIF), Ogden, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,946 miles (or 11,179 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 Sulaimaniyah International Airport and Hill Air Force Base, 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 Sulaimaniyah International Airport and Hill Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ISU / ORSU |
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Location: | Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan, Iraq |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°33'38"N by 45°18'51"E |
Area Served: | Sulaymaniyah, Iraq |
Operator/Owner: | Kurdistan Regional Government |
Elevation: | 760 feet (232 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ISU |
More Information: | ISU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIF / KHIF |
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Location: | Ogden, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'26"N by 111°58'22"W |
View all routes: | Routes from HIF |
More Information: | HIF Maps & Info |
Facts about Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU):
- In addition to being known as "Sulaimaniyah International Airport", other names for ISU include "Firokaxaney Nawdewletî Silêmanî" and "مطار السليمانية الدولي".
- Because of Sulaimaniyah International Airport's relatively low elevation of 760 feet, planes can take off or land at Sulaimaniyah International 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 furthest airport from Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,575 miles (18,628 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU) is Erbil International Airport (EBL), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) WNW of ISU.
- Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Hill Air Force Base (HIF):
- On September 8, 2004, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Genesis space probe crash-landed on the nearby U.S.
- Then during the 1960s, Hill AFB began to perform the maintenance support for various kinds of jet warplanes, mainly the F-4 Phantom II during the Vietnam War, and then afterwards, the more modern F-16 Fighting Falcons, A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, and C-130 Hercules, and also air combat missile systems and air-to-ground rockets.
- In addition to being known as "Hill Air Force Base", another name for HIF is "Hill AFB".
- The furthest airport from Hill Air Force Base (HIF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,935 miles (17,598 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Hill Air Force Base (HIF) is Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of HIF.
- Hill Air Force Base traces its origins back to the ill-fated U.S.