Nonstop flight route between Hampton, Virginia, United States and Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Langley Field (LFI), Hampton, Virginia, United States and Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG), Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 838 miles (or 1,349 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 Langley Field and Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Langley Field (LFI):

• At the outbreak of World War II Langley took on a new mission, to develop special detector equipment used in antisubmarine warfare.
• Langley also hosts the Global Cyberspace Integration Center field operating agency and Headquarters Air Combat Command.
• The furthest airport from Langley Field (LFI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• On 15 December 2005, the 1st Fighter Wing's 27th Fighter Squadron became the Air Force's first operational F-22 fighter squadron.
• General Headquarters, Air Force
• On 1 June 1992, Langley became the headquarters of the newly formed Air Combat Command, as Tactical Air Command was inactivated as part of the Air Force's restructuring.
• Several buildings had been constructed on the field by late 1918.
• In 1916, the National Advisory Council for Aeronautics, predecessor to NASA, established the need for a joint airfield and proving ground for Army, Navy and NACA aircraft.
• On 25 May 25, 1946 the headquarters of the newly formed Tactical Air Command were established at Langley.
• The closest airport to Langley Field (LFI) is Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of LFI.

Facts about Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG):

• Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The first mission was antisubmarine patrols along the Gulf of Mexico coast.
• The furthest airport from Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,063 miles (17,804 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport", another name for HBG is "(former Hattiesburg Army Airfield)".
• Because of Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 151 feet, planes can take off or land at Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal 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.
• The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a general aviation facility.
• Alarmed by the fall of France in 1940, Congress funded an increase from 29 to 54 combat groups in the United States Army Air Corps.
• In early 1945 military activities were phased down, and the Air Force put Hattiesburg on standby inactive status.
• The closest airport to Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) is Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNW of HBG.