Nonstop flight route between Hope, British Columbia, Canada and Houston, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hope Aerodrome (YHE), Hope, British Columbia, Canada and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,940 miles (or 3,122 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 Hope Aerodrome and Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Hope Aerodrome (YHE):

• The closest airport to Hope Aerodrome (YHE) is Chilliwack Airport (YCW), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SW of YHE.
• Because of Hope Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 128 feet, planes can take off or land at Hope Aerodrome 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.
• Hope is notable as being the location of a Boeing demonstration of the Boeing 737's landing and take off abilities in 1972.
• Hope Aerodrome (YHE) currently has only 1 runway.
• There is one turf runway about 1,207 metre long.
• The furthest airport from Hope Aerodrome (YHE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,644 miles (17,131 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.

Facts about Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD):

• The closest airport to Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of EFD.
• Ellington Field was the site for advanced flight training for bomber pilots.
• The furthest airport from Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,008 miles (17,716 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• World War II, with its increasing need for trained pilots, helped to reestablish Ellington Field as an active facility.
• In 1943 Ellington Field became the site for advanced navigator training.
• During World War I, Ellington served as an advanced flight training base.
• Several years later in 1927, Ellington's status was again threatened as local city leaders began to discuss the construction of a municipal airport.
• In addition to being known as "Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field", another name for EFD is "Ellington Field JRB".