Nonstop flight route between Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada and Houston, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fredericton International Airport (YFC), Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,912 miles (or 3,077 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 Fredericton International Airport and William P. Hobby Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Fredericton International Airport (YFC):

• The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
• The furthest airport from Fredericton International Airport (YFC) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,648 miles (18,746 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Fredericton International Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Fredericton International 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.
• Fredericton International Airport handled 273,968 passengers last year.
• Fredericton International Airport (YFC) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Fredericton International Airport (YFC) is 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, (YCX), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) ESE of YFC.
• The airport has two runways and is the second busiest airport in New Brunswick in terms of passenger levels, after the Greater Moncton International Airport.

Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):

• Taxis are available at Curb Zone 3.
• The closest airport to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of HOU.
• The furthest airport from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The April 1957 Official Airline Guide shows 26 weekday departures on Eastern, 20 Braniff, nine Continental, nine Delta, nine Trans-Texas, four National, two Pan American and one American.
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport opened in 1969 because of expansion limitations at Hobby, and all airlines at Hobby moved there.
• Hobby Airport opened in 1927 as a private landing field in a 600-acre pasture known as W.T.
• William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.
• William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.
• On April 9, 2012, Houston Director of Aviation Mario Diaz announced support of international flights from Hobby after multiple studies of the economic impact on the entire city of Houston.
• Because of William P. Hobby Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at William P. Hobby 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.
• In 1950 Pan Am started a DC-4 nonstop to Mexico City.
• Developments at Hobby in the 2000s include a new concourse to serve Southwest Airlines, designed by Leo A Daly and the upgrade of Runway 4/22.
• In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".
• The Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center serves as the airport's ARTCC.