Nonstop flight route between Lycksele, Sweden and Houston, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lycksele Airport (LYC), Lycksele, Sweden and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,034 miles (or 8,101 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 Lycksele Airport and William P. Hobby 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 Lycksele Airport and William P. Hobby Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lycksele Airport (LYC):

• The furthest airport from Lycksele Airport (LYC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,888 miles (17,522 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Lycksele Airport's relatively low elevation of 705 feet, planes can take off or land at Lycksele 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 closest airport to Lycksele Airport (LYC) is Vilhelmina Airport (VHM), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) W of LYC.
• Lycksele Airport (LYC) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):

• Hobby Airport handles domestic service for six commercial airlines and is an international point of entry for general aviation activity between Texas and Mexico.
• William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.
• The April 1957 Official Airline Guide shows 26 weekday departures on Eastern, 20 Braniff, nine Continental, nine Delta, nine Trans-Texas, four National, two Pan American and one American.
• Airline flights resumed at Hobby in 1971.
• Taxis are available at Curb Zone 3.
• The closest airport to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of HOU.
• Because of William P. Hobby Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at William P. Hobby 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.
• On April 9, 2012, Houston Director of Aviation Mario Diaz announced support of international flights from Hobby after multiple studies of the economic impact on the entire city of Houston.
• The furthest airport from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".
• William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.
• The Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center serves as the airport's ARTCC.