Nonstop flight route between Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, United States and Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Muir Army Airfield (MUI), Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, United States and Huntsville International Airport (HSV), Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 687 miles (or 1,106 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 Muir Army Airfield and Huntsville International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUI / KMUI |
| Airport Name: | Muir Army Airfield |
| Location: | Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°26'4"N by 76°34'9"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 488 feet (149 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MUI |
| More Information: | MUI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HSV / KHSV |
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| Location: | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°38'13"N by 86°46'30"W |
| Area Served: | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Operator/Owner: | Huntsville / Madison County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 629 feet (192 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HSV |
| More Information: | HSV Maps & Info |
Facts about Muir Army Airfield (MUI):
- Muir Army Airfield (MUI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Muir Army Airfield currently accommodates 75 helicopters and three fixed-wing aircraft, conducting about 70,000 take-offs and landings annually, making it the second busiest helicopter base in the world.
- Muir Army Airfield was established as an airstrip in the 1930s and was originally the central parade ground and emergency landing field of the Fort Indiantown Gap military reservation.
- Because of Muir Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 488 feet, planes can take off or land at Muir Army Airfield 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 Muir Army Airfield (MUI) is Harrisburg International Airport (MDT), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) SSW of MUI.
- The furthest airport from Muir Army Airfield (MUI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,654 miles (18,755 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Huntsville International Airport (HSV):
- Because of Huntsville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 629 feet, planes can take off or land at Huntsville 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 Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,189 miles (18,008 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- By the end of 1985 Huntsville had no nonstop flights beyond DFW, MEM, Knoxville and ATL.
- Huntsville International Airport (HSV) has 2 runways.
- In June 1967 Eastern Airlines introduced "The Space Corridor" linking Huntsville with aerospace centers in St.
- In November 1967 Eastern scheduled nine departures each weekday from the then new airport while United had four and Southern operated 17.
- In addition to being known as "Huntsville International Airport", another name for HSV is "Carl T. Jones Field".
- The closest airport to Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) ENE of HSV.
