Nonstop flight route between Medan, Indonesia and Hollister, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Polonia International Airport (MES), Medan, Indonesia and Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI), Hollister, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,636 miles (or 13,899 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 Polonia International Airport and Hollister Municipal 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 Polonia International Airport and Hollister Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MES / WIMM |
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Location: | Medan, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°33'29"N by 98°40'18"E |
Area Served: | Medan |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Indonesia |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 114 feet (35 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MES |
More Information: | MES Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLI / KCVH |
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Location: | Hollister, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°53'35"N by 121°24'37"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Hollister |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 230 feet (70 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HLI |
More Information: | HLI Maps & Info |
Facts about Polonia International Airport (MES):
- Because of Polonia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 114 feet, planes can take off or land at Polonia International 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 furthest airport from Polonia International Airport (MES) is Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP), which is nearly antipodal to Polonia International Airport (meaning Polonia International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport), and is located 12,371 miles (19,910 kilometers) away in Tumbes, Peru.
- After the ferry flights were completed, all of the airport activity officially shifted to Kuala Namu International Airport.
- Polonia International Airport is an airport located in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, about 2 km from the downtown.
- In addition to being known as "Polonia International Airport", other names for MES include "Bandar Udara Internasional Polonia" and "WIMK".
- The closest airport to Polonia International Airport (MES) is Kualanamu International Airport (KNO), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ENE of MES.
- After this first landing, the Assistant Resident of Eastern Sumatra C.S.
Facts about Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI):
- A record for glider flight distance from Hollister was set on June 21, 2008 by Eric Rupp with a flight to Calexico on the Mexican border, 444 miles away.
- Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI) is Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SW of HLI.
- The furthest airport from Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,368 miles (18,295 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Hollister Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 230 feet, planes can take off or land at Hollister 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.
- In addition to being known as "Hollister Municipal Airport", another name for HLI is "CVH".