Nonstop flight route between West Yellowstone, Montana, United States and Ogden, Utah, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yellowstone Airport (WYS), West Yellowstone, Montana, United States and Hill Air Force Base (HIF), Ogden, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 250 miles (or 402 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 Yellowstone 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: | WYS / KWYS | 
| Airport Name: | Yellowstone Airport | 
| Location: | West Yellowstone, Montana, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°41'17"N by 111°7'4"W | 
| Area Served: | West Yellowstone, Montana | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Montana | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 6649 feet (2,027 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WYS | 
| More Information: | WYS 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 Yellowstone Airport (WYS):
- The furthest airport from Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,685 miles (17,196 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - Because of Yellowstone Airport's high elevation of 6,649 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - The town of West Yellowstone is located at the west entrance to Yellowstone National Park.
 - Yellowstone Airport (WYS) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of WYS.
 - During the summer the base is home to 21 smokejumpers, pilots for the jump plane and retardant tanker, an office manager and a tanker base manager.
 
Facts about Hill Air Force Base (HIF):
- The host unit at Hill AFB is the Air Force Material Command's 75th Air Base Wing, which provides services and support for the Ogden Air Logistics Complex and its subordinate organizations.
 - Hill Air Force Base traces its origins back to the ill-fated U.S.
 - The Utah Test and Training Range is one of the only live-fire U.S.
 - Hill Air Force Base is named in honor of Major Ployer Peter Hill, the Chief of the Flying Branch of the 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.
 - Starting in 1944, Hill Field was utilized for the long-term storage of surplus airplanes and their support equipment, including outmoded P-40 Tomahawks and P-40 Warhawks which had been removed from combat service and replaced by newer and better warplanes.
 - In addition to being known as "Hill Air Force Base", another name for HIF is "Hill AFB".
 - 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.
 - Hill AFB has also housed the 30-acre Hill Aerospace Museum since 1981.
 
