Nonstop flight route between Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States and Oak Harbor, Washington, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Humacao Airport (HUC), Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States and NAS Whidbey Island (NUW), Oak Harbor, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,779 miles (or 6,082 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 Humacao Airport and NAS Whidbey Island, 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 Humacao Airport and NAS Whidbey Island. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUC / |
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Location: | Humacao, Puerto Rico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°8'17"N by 65°48'2"W |
Area Served: | Humacao, Puerto Rico |
Operator/Owner: | Puerto Rico Ports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HUC |
More Information: | HUC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NUW / KNUW |
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Location: | Oak Harbor, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°21'6"N by 122°39'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 47 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NUW |
More Information: | NUW Maps & Info |
Facts about Humacao Airport (HUC):
- Humacao Airport is a public use airport owned by the Puerto Rico Ports Authority and located one nautical mile southeast of the central business district of Humacao, a city in Puerto Rico.
- In addition to being known as "Humacao Airport", another name for HUC is "X63".
- The closest airport to Humacao Airport (HUC) is Diego Jiménez Torres Airport (FAJ), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of HUC.
- Because of Humacao Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Humacao 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.
- Humacao Airport (HUC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of the new José Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba which opened in November 2008, Humacao Airport and Fajardo Airport are scheduled to shut down operations.
- The furthest airport from Humacao Airport (HUC) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Humacao Airport (meaning Humacao Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,233 miles (19,686 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- Humacao Airport covers an area of 14 acres at an elevation of 33 ft above mean sea level.
Facts about NAS Whidbey Island (NUW):
- The closest airport to NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) is A.J. Eisenberg Airport (ODW), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) S of NUW.
- Because of NAS Whidbey Island's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Whidbey Island 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.
- In 1997 The last Pacific Based A-6E Intruder Squadron VA-196 "Milestones" decommissioned following a lengthy deployment for WESTPAC 1996.
- At Ault Field, the earliest squadrons of aircraft were F4F Wildcats, which came aboard in 1942, followed by F6F Hellcats.
- In addition to being known as "NAS Whidbey Island", another name for NUW is "Ault Field".
- The other section of the air station is known as the Seaplane Base.
- The furthest airport from NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,730 miles (17,268 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) has 2 runways.
- In 1958, the Heavy Attack Squadron Six Fleurs, moved from NAS Moffett Field, California, where they had been the Navy's second nuclear attack squadron.