Nonstop flight route between Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States and Homestead, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWM), Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States and Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,301 miles (or 2,094 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 Lawrence Municipal Airport and Homestead Air Reserve Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWM):

• The furthest airport from Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,743 miles (18,898 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWM) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWM) is Beverly Municipal Airport (BVY), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) SE of LWM.
• Because of Lawrence Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 148 feet, planes can take off or land at Lawrence 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.

Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):

• In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
• – 50th Area Support Group, Florida Army National Guard
• In the early 1950s, as the Korean War was winding down, defense officials once again looked toward Homestead with an eye at making the site a key player in continental defense.
• The closest airport to Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of HST.
• The furthest airport from Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,568 miles (18,616 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• With the activation of the 19th BW, the 823d Air Division was activated to command the two bomb wings at Homestead.
• Shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Army Air Forces officials decided the site would better serve defense needs as a maintenance stopover point for aircraft being ferried to the Caribbean and North Africa.