Nonstop flight route between Hobbs, New Mexico, United States and Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lea County Regional Airport (HOB), Hobbs, New Mexico, United States and Rendani Airport (MKW), Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,126 miles (or 13,078 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 Lea County Regional Airport and Rendani 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 Lea County Regional Airport and Rendani Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOB / KHOB |
Airport Name: | Lea County Regional Airport |
Location: | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°41'15"N by 103°13'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Lea County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3661 feet (1,116 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOB |
More Information: | HOB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKW / WASR |
Airport Name: | Rendani Airport |
Location: | Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°53'30"S by 134°2'57"E |
Area Served: | Manokwari |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKW |
More Information: | MKW Maps & Info |
Facts about Lea County Regional Airport (HOB):
- The closest airport to Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) is Winkler County Airport (INK), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) S of HOB.
- Ownership of the airport was transferred from the city of Hobbs to Lea County on November 19, 1945
- The furthest airport from Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,218 miles (18,054 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Continental Airlines was replaced by Trans-Texas Airlines in 1963.
- Lea County Regional Airport (HOB) has 3 runways.
- In 1940 the city of Hobbs passed a bond issue to purchase the airport and some adjoining acreage, with the intent of bringing airline service and airmail delivery.
Facts about Rendani Airport (MKW):
- The closest airport to Rendani Airport (MKW) is Anggi Airport (AGD), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) SSW of MKW.
- Rendani Airport (MKW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Rendani Airport (MKW) is Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL), which is nearly antipodal to Rendani Airport (meaning Rendani Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport), and is located 12,202 miles (19,637 kilometers) away in Belém, Pará, Brazil.
- Because of Rendani Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Rendani 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.