Nonstop flight route between Hoedspruit, South Africa and Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), Hoedspruit, South Africa and Caucayá Airport (LQM), Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,207 miles (or 11,598 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 large distance between Air Force Base Hoedspruit and Caucayá Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Air Force Base Hoedspruit and Caucayá Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HDS / FAHS |
Airport Name: | Air Force Base Hoedspruit |
Location: | Hoedspruit, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°21'16"S by 31°3'1"E |
Operator/Owner: | South African Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military and Civil |
Elevation: | 1742 feet (531 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HDS |
More Information: | HDS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LQM / SKLG |
Airport Name: | Caucayá Airport |
Location: | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°10'55"S by 74°46'14"W |
Area Served: | Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 573 feet (175 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LQM |
More Information: | LQM Maps & Info |
Facts about Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS):
- Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) has 2 runways.
- The base is teeming with wildlife, being surrounded by the 25 km² AFB Hoedspruit Game Reserve.
- The furthest airport from Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,932 miles (19,202 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- A civil airport terminal, known as the Eastgage Airport, was established at the southern end of the airfield in the early 1990s.
- The closest airport to Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) is Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNE of HDS.
Facts about Caucayá Airport (LQM):
- The furthest airport from Caucayá Airport (LQM) is Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ), which is nearly antipodal to Caucayá Airport (meaning Caucayá Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,902 kilometers) away in Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia.
- Caucayá Airport (LQM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Caucayá Airport's relatively low elevation of 573 feet, planes can take off or land at Caucayá 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 Caucayá Airport (LQM) is Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU), which is located 129 miles (207 kilometers) WNW of LQM.