Nonstop flight route between Hampton, Virginia, United States and Hoonah, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Langley Field (LFI), Hampton, Virginia, United States and Hoonah Airport (HNH), Hoonah, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,986 miles (or 4,806 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 Langley Field and Hoonah 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 Langley Field and Hoonah Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Langley Field (LFI):

• 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.
• In January 1976 the 1st Tactical Fighter Wing was transferred to Langley from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida with the mission of maintaining combat capability for rapid global deployment to conduct air superiority operations.
• 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.
• 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.
• The Air Force mission at Langley is to sustain the ability for fast global deployment and air superiority for the United States or allied armed forces.

Facts about Hoonah Airport (HNH):

• The furthest airport from Hoonah Airport (HNH) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,553 miles (16,984 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• Hoonah Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile southeast of the central business district of Hoonah, Alaska.
• Because of Hoonah Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Hoonah 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.
• Hoonah Airport (HNH) currently has only 1 runway.
• This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport.
• Hoonah Airport has one runway designated 6/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,997 by 75 feet.
• The closest airport to Hoonah Airport (HNH) is Funter Bay Seaplane Base (FNR), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) ENE of HNH.