Nonstop flight route between Saint-Brieuc, France and Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK), Saint-Brieuc, France and Wheeler AAF (HHI), Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,362 miles (or 11,847 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 Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport and Wheeler AAF, 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 Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport and Wheeler AAF. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBK / LFRT |
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Location: | Saint-Brieuc, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°32'15"N by 2°51'24"W |
Area Served: | Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI Côtes d'Armor |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 452 feet (138 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBK |
More Information: | SBK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HHI / PHHI |
Airport Name: | Wheeler AAF |
Location: | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°29'4"N by 158°2'22"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 843 feet (257 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HHI |
More Information: | HHI Maps & Info |
Facts about Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK):
- Because of Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport's relatively low elevation of 452 feet, planes can take off or land at Saint-Brieuc - Armor 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.
- Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is also a maintenance base for Atlantic Air Industries which specialises in the overhaul and maintenance of regional and commuter airliners.
- In addition to being known as "Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport", another name for SBK is "Aéroport de Saint-Brieuc - Armor".
- The furthest airport from Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (meaning Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,065 miles (19,416 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) is Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of SBK.
Facts about Wheeler AAF (HHI):
- The closest airport to Wheeler AAF (HHI) is Dillingham Airfield (HDH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of HHI.
- In October 1922, the photo section and intelligence units were returned to Luke Field.
- On 1 November 1991, the Army held a simple ceremony to signify their takeover of the base, then changed the sign at the main gate to Wheeler Army Airfield.
- Wheeler AAF (HHI) currently has only 1 runway.
- 2nd Lieutenant Phil Rasmussen found an old, unscathed Curtiss P-36 Hawk and taxied it to a revetment where he had it loaded with ammunition.
- The furthest airport from Wheeler AAF (HHI) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Wheeler AAF (meaning Wheeler AAF is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
- Because of Wheeler AAF's relatively low elevation of 843 feet, planes can take off or land at Wheeler AAF 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.
- According to the United States Census Bureau, the base has a total area of 2.3 square miles.