Nonstop flight route between Palacios, Texas, United States and Ogden, Utah, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX), Palacios, Texas, United States and Hill Air Force Base (HIF), Ogden, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,232 miles (or 1,983 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 Palacios Municipal Airport and Hill Air Force Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSX / KPSX |
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| Location: | Palacios, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°43'38"N by 96°15'2"W |
| Area Served: | Palacios, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Palacios |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PSX |
| More Information: | PSX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIF / KHIF |
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| Location: | Ogden, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'26"N by 111°58'22"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from HIF |
| More Information: | HIF Maps & Info |
Facts about Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX):
- Because of Palacios Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Palacios Municipal 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.
- In addition to being known as "Palacios Municipal Airport", another name for PSX is "(former Palacios Army Airfield)".
- The closest airport to Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) is Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NE of PSX.
- Camp Palacios was originally established as a summer training camp for the 36th Infantry Division of the TX National Guard after the Palacios Campsite Association donated the land to the state in 1926.
- Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,017 miles (17,730 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Hill Air Force Base (HIF):
- On September 8, 2004, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Genesis space probe crash-landed on the nearby U.S.
- The furthest airport from Hill Air Force Base (HIF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,935 miles (17,598 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Hill Air Force Base", another name for HIF is "Hill AFB".
- Then during the 1960s, Hill AFB began to perform the maintenance support for various kinds of jet warplanes, mainly the F-4 Phantom II during the Vietnam War, and then afterwards, the more modern F-16 Fighting Falcons, A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, and C-130 Hercules, and also air combat missile systems and air-to-ground rockets.
- One of the survivors of the attack, Cortney Naisbitt, later trained in computers and worked at Hill Air Force Base.
- The closest airport to Hill Air Force Base (HIF) is Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of HIF.
- Following American entry into World War II in December 1941, Hill Field quickly became an important maintenance and supply base, with round-the-clock operations geared to supporting the war effort.
