Nonstop flight route between Kandi, Benin and Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kandi Airport (KDC), Kandi, Benin and Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN), Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,871 miles (or 11,058 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 Kandi 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 Kandi 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 Kandi Airport (KDC):

• Kandi Airport (KDC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kandi Airport (KDC) is Wallis Island (WLS), which is nearly antipodal to Kandi Airport (meaning Kandi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wallis Island), and is located 12,279 miles (19,761 kilometers) away in Wallis and Futuna Islands.
• The closest airport to Kandi Airport (KDC) is Diapaga Airport (DIP), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) NW of KDC.
• Because of Kandi Airport's relatively low elevation of 958 feet, planes can take off or land at Kandi 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.
• In addition to being known as "Kandi Airport", another name for KDC is "Kandi Airport (Kandi)".

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

• On 29 September 1999, two Luftwaffe Tornados crashed near Marathon Indian Basin, about 15 miles northwest of Carlsbad, New Mexico.
• 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.
• The Tactical Fighter Wing arrived in July 1963 "making Holloman a TAC operating base" and on 8 April 1966, the 4758th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadron arrived from Biggs AFB Texas.
• 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 49th Wing is the host unit at Holloman Air Force Base, supporting national security objectives with mission-ready F-22 Raptors, Air Transportable Medical Clinic and BEAR Base assets.
• In February 2006, the Bush Administration announced that Holloman would cease to be home to the F-117A Nighthawk.
• The German Air Force Tactical Training Center activated at Holloman 1 May 1996.