Nonstop flight route between Summit, Alaska, United States and Hargeisa, Somalia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Summit Airport (UMM), Summit, Alaska, United States and Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA), Hargeisa, Somalia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,355 miles (or 11,837 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 Summit Airport and Hargeisa Egal 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 Summit Airport and Hargeisa Egal 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: | UMM / PAST | 
| Airport Name: | Summit Airport | 
| Location: | Summit, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°19'53"N by 149°7'37"W | 
| Area Served: | Summit, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2409 feet (734 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UMM | 
| More Information: | UMM Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HGA / HCMH | 
| Airport Name: | Hargeisa Egal International Airport | 
| Location: | Hargeisa, Somalia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°31'5"N by 44°5'20"E | 
| Area Served: | Hargeisa, Somalia | 
| Operator/Owner: | Somaliland Civil Aviation & Air Transport Ministry | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 4423 feet (1,348 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HGA | 
| More Information: | HGA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Summit Airport (UMM):
- The furthest airport from Summit Airport (UMM) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,397 miles (16,732 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Summit Airport (UMM) is McKinley National Park Airport (MCL), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) NNE of UMM.
- Summit Airport (UMM) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA):
- The closest airport to Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) is Borama Airport (BXX), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) WNW of HGA.
- The furthest airport from Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Hargeisa Egal International Airport (meaning Hargeisa Egal International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,225 miles (19,674 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- During the events leading up to the Somali Civil War in the early 1990s, the airport's infrastructure was significantly damaged.
- In 2012, the airport's routes were temporarily suspended as its runway underwent major renovations, funded by the Somaliland authorities, Kuwait Fund and USAID.
- Because of Hargeisa Egal International Airport's high elevation of 4,423 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at HGA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make HGA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In June 2014, the Somaliland regional government and the United States Agency for International Development inaugurated a new wind energy project at the airport.
- Hargeisa Egal International Airport (HGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Hargeisa Egal International Airport is an international airport in Hargeisa, the capital of the autonomous Somaliland region in northwestern Somalia.




