Nonstop flight route between Mountain Home, Idaho, United States and Birjand, Iran:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO), Mountain Home, Idaho, United States and Birjand International Airport (XBJ), Birjand, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,181 miles (or 11,556 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 Birjand International 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 Birjand International 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: | XBJ / OIMB |
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| Location: | Birjand, Iran |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°53'53"N by 59°15'57"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4952 feet (1,509 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XBJ |
| More Information: | XBJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Mountain Home Air Force Base (MUO):
- In addition to being known as "Mountain Home Air Force Base", another name for MUO is "Mountain Home AFB".
- 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 first F-111F entered service with the 347th TFW in January 1972.
- Two years later, SAC's mission at MHAFB began to wind down as part of the phaseout of the B-47.
- 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 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.
- The base also received fighter aircraft to add realism to its training.
Facts about Birjand International Airport (XBJ):
- The closest airport to Birjand International Airport (XBJ) is Tabas Airport (TCX), which is located 147 miles (237 kilometers) WNW of XBJ.
- Birjand International Airport (XBJ) has 2 runways.
- Because of Birjand International Airport's high elevation of 4,952 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at XBJ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make XBJ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Birjand Airport is a small airport near Birjand, Iran.
- In February 2012, Birjand International Airport saw the first traffic by a large aircraft, Iran Air's Airbus 300, on a test flight in order to prepare for Hajj traffic.
- The furthest airport from Birjand International Airport (XBJ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,653 miles (18,754 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Birjand Airport has since opened a second passenger terminal to for the increasing number of passengers.
- In addition to being known as "Birjand International Airport", another name for XBJ is "فرودگاه بین المللی بیرجند".
