Nonstop flight route between Victoria, Texas, United States and Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Victoria Regional Airport (VCT), Victoria, Texas, United States and Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG), Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 488 miles (or 785 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 Victoria Regional Airport and Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VCT / KVCT |
| Airport Name: | Victoria Regional Airport |
| Location: | Victoria, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°51'8"N by 96°55'6"W |
| Area Served: | Victoria, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Victoria |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VCT |
| More Information: | VCT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HBG / KHBG |
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| Location: | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°15'54"N by 89°15'10"W |
| Area Served: | Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Hattiesburg |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 151 feet (46 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HBG |
| More Information: | HBG Maps & Info |
Facts about Victoria Regional Airport (VCT):
- Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) has 4 runways.
- The local economy suffered greatly from the closure of Foster AFB.
- The closest airport to Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) is Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) ESE of VCT.
- The furthest airport from Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,048 miles (17,780 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Victoria Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Victoria Regional 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.
- After World War II, Foster Field was deactivated and the site was returned to its private owners, the Buhler and Braman estates.
Facts about Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG):
- Alarmed by the fall of France in 1940, Congress funded an increase from 29 to 54 combat groups in the United States Army Air Corps.
- In addition to being known as "Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport", another name for HBG is "(former Hattiesburg Army Airfield)".
- In early 1945 military activities were phased down, and the Air Force put Hattiesburg on standby inactive status.
- The airport covers 420 acres at an elevation of 151 feet.
- Because of Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 151 feet, planes can take off or land at Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain 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.
- The furthest airport from Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,063 miles (17,804 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) is Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NNW of HBG.
- Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) currently has only 1 runway.
