Nonstop flight route between La Esperanza, Honduras and Dover, Delaware, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between La Esperanza Airport (LEZ), La Esperanza, Honduras and Dover Air Force Base (DOV), Dover, Delaware, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,755 miles (or 6,043 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 La Esperanza Airport and Dover 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 La Esperanza Airport and Dover Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about La Esperanza Airport (LEZ):

• The furthest airport from La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) is Phu Cat Airport (UIH), which is nearly antipodal to La Esperanza Airport (meaning La Esperanza Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Phu Cat Airport), and is located 12,071 miles (19,426 kilometers) away in Qui Nhơn, Binh Dinh, Vietnam.
• La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to La Esperanza Airport (LEZ) is Santa Ana del Yacuma Airport (SBL), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) N of LEZ.
• In addition to being known as "La Esperanza Airport", other names for LEZ include "La Esperanza Airport (La Esperanza)" and "SLEZ".

Facts about Dover Air Force Base (DOV):

• In 1944 the Air Technical Service Command chose Dover as a site to engineer, develop, and conduct classified air-launched rocket tests.
• In 1992, with the disestablishment of Military Air Command, Dover AFB was transferred to the newly established Air Mobility Command and the 436 MAW and 512 MAW were redesignated as the 436th Airlift Wing and the 512th Airlift Wing, respectively.
• In addition to being known as "Dover Air Force Base", another name for DOV is "Dover AFB".
• Dover Airfield was reactivated on 1 August 1950 as a result of the Korean War and the expansion of the United States Air Force in response to the Soviet threat in the Cold War.
• The furthest airport from Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,750 miles (18,909 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Two sections of the 436th Aerial Port Squadron warehouse collapsed on February 18, 2003, as a result of a record snow storm.
• When war broke out between Israel and the combine forces of Egypt and Syria on October 13, 1973 the 436 MAW responded with a 32-day airlift that delivered 22,305 tons of munitions and military equipment to Israel.
• The origins of Dover Air Force Base begin in March 1941 when the United States Army Air Corps indicated a need for the airfield as a training airfield and assumed jurisdiction over the municipal airport at Dover, Delaware.
• The closest airport to Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NE of DOV.