Nonstop flight route between Shafter, California, United States and Khujirt, Övörkhangai, Mongolia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shafter Airport (MIT), Shafter, California, United States and Khujirt Airport (HJT), Khujirt, Övörkhangai, Mongolia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,177 miles (or 9,941 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 Shafter Airport and Khujirt 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 Shafter Airport and Khujirt Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIT / KMIT |
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Location: | Shafter, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W |
Area Served: | Shafter, California |
Operator/Owner: | Minter Field Airport District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 424 feet (129 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MIT |
More Information: | MIT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HJT / ZMHU |
Airport Name: | Khujirt Airport |
Location: | Khujirt, Övörkhangai, Mongolia |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°53'59"N by 102°46'1"E |
Area Served: | Khujirt |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HJT |
More Information: | HJT Maps & Info |
Facts about Shafter Airport (MIT):
- The primary aircraft flown at Minter Field was the Vultee BT-13 Valiant, which was used for basic flight training.
- Shafter Airport (MIT) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Shafter Airport", another name for MIT is "Minter Field".
- The furthest airport from Shafter Airport (MIT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Shafter Airport (MIT) is Meadows Field (BFL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of MIT.
- Because of Shafter Airport's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Shafter 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.
- With the relative completion of construction in July 1942, the airfield was renamed Minter Field Army Airfield a member of the locally prominent Minter family.
Facts about Khujirt Airport (HJT):
- The closest airport to Khujirt Airport (HJT) is Kharkhorin Airport (KHR), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) N of HJT.
- The furthest airport from Khujirt Airport (HJT) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is nearly antipodal to Khujirt Airport (meaning Khujirt Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cochrane Airfield), and is located 12,217 miles (19,661 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
- Khujirt Airport (HJT) currently has only 1 runway.