Nonstop flight route between Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico and Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between El Lencero Airport (JAL), Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico and Hood Army Airfield (HLR), Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 808 miles (or 1,300 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 El Lencero Airport and Hood Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAL / MMJA |
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| Location: | Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°28'30"N by 96°47'50"W |
| Area Served: | Xalapa |
| Operator/Owner: | State government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3127 feet (953 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JAL |
| More Information: | JAL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLR / KHLR |
| Airport Name: | Hood Army Airfield |
| Location: | Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°8'24"N by 97°42'54"W |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 924 feet (282 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from HLR |
| More Information: | HLR Maps & Info |
Facts about El Lencero Airport (JAL):
- In addition to being known as "El Lencero Airport", another name for JAL is "Aeropuerto Nacional El Lencero".
- In 2013 the airport began a renovation and expansion that includes the construction of a new runway.
- The furthest airport from El Lencero Airport (JAL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,401 miles (18,348 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The AFIS UNICOM frequency is 123.3 MHz and is open to all operations from dawn to dusk.
- El Lencero Airport (JAL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Four miles south of the airport is the hill Chavarrillo, which has 4,000 feet of elevation.
- The closest airport to El Lencero Airport (JAL) is General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) ESE of JAL.
Facts about Hood Army Airfield (HLR):
- The closest airport to Hood Army Airfield (HLR) is Skylark Field (ILE), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SSE of HLR.
- The furthest airport from Hood Army Airfield (HLR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,022 miles (17,738 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Hood Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 924 feet, planes can take off or land at Hood Army Airfield 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.
