Nonstop flight route between Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia and Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jurien Bay Airport (JUR), Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia and Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN), Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,023 miles (or 16,130 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 Jurien Bay Airport and Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield, 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 Jurien Bay Airport and Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Jurien Bay Airport (JUR):

• The closest airport to Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) is Morawa Airport (MWB), which is located 96 miles (154 kilometers) NE of JUR.
• The furthest airport from Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Jurien Bay Airport (meaning Jurien Bay Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,294 miles (19,784 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
• Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Jurien Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Jurien Bay 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.

Facts about Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN):

• The 49th Wing – host wing at Holloman Air Force Base – supports national security objectives by deploying worldwide to support peacetime and wartime contingencies.
• As of November 2006 there are 650 German military personnel and 25 Tornado aircraft assigned to Holloman AFB.
• In 1986, a contract was awarded to Flight Systems Inc.
• In February 2006, the Bush Administration announced that Holloman would cease to be home to the F-117A Nighthawk.
• The furthest airport from Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,323 miles (18,222 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield", another name for HMN is "Holloman AFB".
• The Holloman Air Development Center became the base operating unit on 10 October 1952, and the 3,500 ft rocket-powered sled was first run on 19 March 1954.
• On 1 May 1996, the German Luftwaffe established the German Air Force Tactical Training Center at Holloman.
• The closest airport to Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) is Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) E of HMN.