Nonstop flight route between Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas and Harlingen, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Bahama International Airport (FPO), Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas and Valley International Airport (HRL), Harlingen, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,173 miles (or 1,887 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 Grand Bahama International Airport and Valley International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FPO / MYGF |
Airport Name: | Grand Bahama International Airport |
Location: | Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°33'30"N by 78°41'44"W |
Operator/Owner: | Hutchison Port Holdings and the Grand Bahama Port Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FPO |
More Information: | FPO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HRL / KHRL |
Airport Name: | Valley International Airport |
Location: | Harlingen, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°13'37"N by 97°39'18"W |
Area Served: | Harlingen, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Harlingen |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 36 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HRL |
More Information: | HRL Maps & Info |
Facts about Grand Bahama International Airport (FPO):
- Grand Bahama International Airport is one of two Bahamian airports that has US border preclearance facilities.
- The airport has a 3,359 m × 46 m runway which is capable of handling the largest aircraft in service and is relatively close to all major cities of the Eastern Seaboard of the United States.
- The closest airport to Grand Bahama International Airport (FPO) is West End Airport (WTD), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WNW of FPO.
- Because of Grand Bahama International Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Grand Bahama 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.
- The furthest airport from Grand Bahama International Airport (FPO) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,675 miles (18,789 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- Grand Bahama International Airport (FPO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Grand Bahama International Airport is a privately owned international airport in Freeport, Bahamas.
Facts about Valley International Airport (HRL):
- The closest airport to Valley International Airport (HRL) is Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSE of HRL.
- The furthest airport from Valley International Airport (HRL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,151 miles (17,946 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Valley International Airport (HRL) has 3 runways.
- Valley International Airport covers 2,428 acres at an elevation of 36 feet.
- Because of Valley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Valley 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.
- Valley International Airport is a city owned airport three miles northeast of Harlingen, in Cameron County, Texas.
- After the airport's closure by the military, it was turned over to the local government and converted to civil use as Valley International Airport after Hurricane Beulah flooded the original Harlingen civil airport in 1967.