Nonstop flight route between Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada and Homestead, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport (YDN), Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada and Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,052 miles (or 3,302 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 Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport and Homestead Air Reserve Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport (YDN):

• In addition to being known as "Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport", another name for YDN is "Dauphin (Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport)".
• Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport (YDN) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport (YDN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,320 miles (16,608 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport's relatively low elevation of 999 feet, planes can take off or land at Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC 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 closest airport to Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport (YDN) is Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR), which is located 82 miles (133 kilometers) S of YDN.

Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):

• The host unit at Homestead is the 482d Fighter Wing assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's Tenth Air Force.
• The 482th Fighter Wing is part of the Air Force Reserve Command and Tenth Air Force and functions as the host wing for the installation.
• On 25 October 1945, following an evaluation of the damage caused by the storm, officials announced that Homestead AAF would shut down, with a target date for complete closure of December 1945.
• In the early 1950s, as the Korean War was winding down, defense officials once again looked toward Homestead with an eye at making the site a key player in continental defense.
• In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
• The furthest airport from Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,568 miles (18,616 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• On 30 January 1943, the base assumed a more vital wartime role with the activation of the 2nd Operational Training Unit.
• The 379th BMW inherited the honors, history and colors of the World War II Eighth Air Force 379th Bomb Group upon activation.
• The closest airport to Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of HST.