Nonstop flight route between Masirah Island, Oman and Houston, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAFO Masirah (MSH), Masirah Island, Oman and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,558 miles (or 13,773 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 RAFO Masirah 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 RAFO Masirah 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 RAFO Masirah (MSH):

• In addition to being known as "RAFO Masirah", another name for MSH is "Masirah Air Base".
• The furthest airport from RAFO Masirah (MSH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,574 miles (18,626 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Because of RAFO Masirah's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at RAFO Masirah 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.
• RAFO Masirah (MSH) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to RAFO Masirah (MSH) is Duqm Jaaluni Airport (JNJ), which is located 115 miles (185 kilometers) SW of MSH.

Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):

• Hobby Airport opened in 1927 as a private landing field in a 600-acre pasture known as W.T.
• William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.
• 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.
• The Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center serves as the airport's ARTCC.
• Developments at Hobby in the 2000s include a new concourse to serve Southwest Airlines, designed by Leo A Daly and the upgrade of Runway 4/22.
• United Airlines, Houston's other major carrier, which would subsequently be forced to compete with Southwest on proposed international routes, has objected to the expansion plans, citing a study which concludes that the change would cost the Houston area jobs and result in a net reduction in GRP.
• 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.
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport opened in 1969 because of expansion limitations at Hobby, and all airlines at Hobby moved there.
• William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".
• Courtesy vans are operated by various hotels and motels in and around the Houston area.