Nonstop flight route between Mountain Home, Idaho, United States and Dolpa, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), Mountain Home, Idaho, United States and Dolpa Airport (DOP), Dolpa, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,320 miles (or 11,781 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 Dolpa 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 Dolpa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUO / KMUO |
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| Location: | Mountain Home, Idaho, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°2'36"N by 115°52'21"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from MUO |
| More Information: | MUO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DOP / VNDP |
| Airport Name: | Dolpa Airport |
| Location: | Dolpa, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°59'8"N by 82°49'9"E |
| Area Served: | Dolpa, Nepal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8200 feet (2,499 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DOP |
| More Information: | DOP Maps & Info |
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.
- SAC moved its 9th Bombardment Wing to the base and began flying B-29 bombers and KB-29H refueling aircraft.
- In addition to being known as "Mountain Home Air Force Base", another name for MUO is "Mountain Home AFB".
- The closest airport to Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO) is Boise Airport (BOI), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NNW of MUO.
- The base remained inactive for over three years, until December 1948, when the newly independent U.S.
- Crews started building the base in November 1942 and the new field officially opened on 7 August 1943.
- 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.
- Two years later, SAC's mission at MHAFB began to wind down as part of the phaseout of the B-47.
Facts about Dolpa Airport (DOP):
- Because of Dolpa Airport's high elevation of 8,200 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DOP. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DOP a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Dolpa Airport (DOP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,680 miles (18,798 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Dolpa Airport (DOP) is Jumla Airport (JUM), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) WNW of DOP.
- Dolpa Airport (DOP) currently has only 1 runway.
