Nonstop flight route between Mountain Home, Idaho, United States and Brno, Czech Republic:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), Mountain Home, Idaho, United States and Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ), Brno, Czech Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,450 miles (or 8,770 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 Mountain Home Air Force Base and Brno–Tuřany 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 Mountain Home Air Force Base and Brno–Tuřany Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO):

• The 366th Fighter Wing has been the host unit at Mountain Home for over 35 years, following its return from the Vietnam War in late 1972.
• The closest airport to Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNW of MUO.
• In addition to being known as "Mountain Home Air Force Base", another name for MUO is "Mountain Home AFB".
• SAC moved its 9th Bombardment Wing to the base and began flying B-29 bombers and KB-29H refueling aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,858 miles (17,474 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Part of the base is a census-designated place.
• In September 1966, the wing's 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron transferred to the 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam.
• Instead of training B-17 crews, Mountain Home airmen began training crews for the B-24 Liberator.

Facts about Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ):

• The closest airport to Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ) is Kunovice Airport (UHE), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of BRQ.
• Brno–Tuřany Airport handled 463,023 passengers last year.
• The airport was built during the 1950s as a replacement for the old Brno airport located in Slatina.
• Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,712 miles (18,848 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Brno–Tuřany Airport", another name for BRQ is "Letiště Brno–Tuřany".
• Because of Brno–Tuřany Airport's relatively low elevation of 770 feet, planes can take off or land at Brno–Tuřany 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.