Nonstop flight route between Jamestown, New York, United States and Hargeisa, Somalia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW), Jamestown, New York, United States and Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA), Hargeisa, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,387 miles (or 11,888 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 Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport and Hargeisa Egal International 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 Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport and Hargeisa Egal International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JHW / KJHW |
| Airport Name: | Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport |
| Location: | Jamestown, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°9'11"N by 79°15'29"W |
| Area Served: | Jamestown, New York |
| Operator/Owner: | Chautauqua County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1723 feet (525 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JHW |
| More Information: | JHW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGA / HCMH |
| Airport Name: | Hargeisa Egal International Airport |
| Location: | Hargeisa, Somalia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°31'5"N by 44°5'20"E |
| Area Served: | Hargeisa, Somalia |
| Operator/Owner: | Somaliland Civil Aviation & Air Transport Ministry |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4423 feet (1,348 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HGA |
| More Information: | HGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW):
- The airport is served by the Tarmac Cafe.
- The closest airport to Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW) is Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) N of JHW.
- The furthest airport from Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,473 miles (18,464 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW) has 2 runways.
- Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles north of the central business district of Jamestown, in Chautauqua County, New York, United States.
Facts about Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA):
- Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the events leading up to the Somali Civil War in the early 1990s, the airport's infrastructure was significantly damaged.
- The closest airport to Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) is Borama Airport (BXX), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) WNW of HGA.
- The furthest airport from Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Hargeisa Egal International Airport (meaning Hargeisa Egal International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,225 miles (19,674 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- In 2012, the airport's routes were temporarily suspended as its runway underwent major renovations, funded by the Somaliland authorities, Kuwait Fund and USAID.
- Because of Hargeisa Egal International Airport's high elevation of 4,423 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport was later renamed to Egal International Airport after the veteran politician Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal.
