Nonstop flight route between Horta, Azores, Portugal and Huizhou, Guangdong, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Horta International Airport (HOR), Horta, Azores, Portugal and Huizhou Airport (HUZ), Huizhou, Guangdong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,565 miles (or 12,174 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 Horta International Airport and Huizhou 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 Horta International Airport and Huizhou Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOR / LPHR |
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Location: | Horta, Azores, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°31'12"N by 28°42'59"W |
Area Served: | Horta |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOR |
More Information: | HOR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUZ / ZGHZ |
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Location: | Huizhou, Guangdong, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°2'53"N by 114°36'1"E |
Area Served: | Huizhou, Guangdong, China |
Operator/Owner: | Guangdong Airport Group Co. |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
View all routes: | Routes from HUZ |
More Information: | HUZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Horta International Airport (HOR):
- The furthest airport from Horta International Airport (HOR) is Merimbula Airport (MIM), which is nearly antipodal to Horta International Airport (meaning Horta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Merimbula Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,799 kilometers) away in Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia.
- Because of Horta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Horta 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.
- Horta International Airport handled 191,969 passengers last year.
- Horta International Airport (HOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Horta International Airport", another name for HOR is "Aeroporto Internacional da Horta".
- The closest airport to Horta International Airport (HOR) is Pico Airport (PIX), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) E of HOR.
- In 2012, the contamination of the gasoline tanks at Horta airport resulted in a deviation from normal flight operations, resulting in flights being refueled on other islands.
- Along with the airports in Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Flores, Santa Maria, Ponta Delgada and Beja, the airport's concessions to provide support to civil aviation was conceded to ANA Aeroportos de Portugal on 18 December 1998, under provisions of decree 404/98.
- Horta Airport is an airport located in the parish of Castelo Branco, 9.5 km northeast of the center of Horta, on Faial Island in the archipelago of the Azores.
Facts about Huizhou Airport (HUZ):
- In addition to being known as "Huizhou Airport", other names for HUZ include "惠州机场" and "Huìzhōu Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Huizhou Airport (HUZ) is Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) WSW of HUZ.
- The furthest airport from Huizhou Airport (HUZ) is Orán Airport (ORA), which is nearly antipodal to Huizhou Airport (meaning Huizhou Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Orán Airport), and is located 12,368 miles (19,905 kilometers) away in Orán, Salta Province, Argentina.