Nonstop flight route between Omaha, Nebraska, United States and Hondo, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Offutt Air Force Base (OFF), Omaha, Nebraska, United States and South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO), Hondo, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 833 miles (or 1,341 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 Offutt Air Force Base and South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OFF / KOFF |
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Location: | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'9"N by 95°54'30"W |
View all routes: | Routes from OFF |
More Information: | OFF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HDO / KHDO |
Airport Name: | South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo |
Location: | Hondo, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°21'33"N by 99°10'38"W |
Area Served: | Hondo, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Hondo |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 930 feet (283 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from HDO |
More Information: | HDO Maps & Info |
Facts about Offutt Air Force Base (OFF):
- At one minute past midnight, on 9 November 1948, Offutt gained international prominence when it became the host base for Headquarters Strategic Air Command, which was moved from Andrews AFB, Maryland.
- It is charged with space operations, information operations, missile defense, global command and control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, global strike and strategic deterrence, and combating weapons of mass destruction.
- On 6 May 1924, the airfield was officially named "Offutt Field".
- The closest airport to Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) is Millard Airport (MIQ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of OFF.
- In addition to being known as "Offutt Air Force Base", another name for OFF is "Offutt AFB".
- To provide air defense of the base, the United States Army established the Offutt AFB Defense Area and Nike-Hercules Surface-to-air missile sites were constructed during 1959.
- The furthest airport from Offutt Air Force Base (OFF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,677 miles (17,183 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Offutt AFB is named in honor of First Lieutenant Jarvis Jennes Offutt.
- The 55 WG mission is to provide dominant intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance.
Facts about South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO):
- Between 1945 and 1951 civilian operators such as the Hollaway flying school trained student pilots at the former base under the GI Bill.
- The furthest airport from South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,157 miles (17,955 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- After the mid-1970s the base housed a number of businesses, including a fiberglass-products plant, a greenhouse, a national guard armory, and the Medina Electric Cooperative.
- South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo covers an area of 3,500 acres at an elevation of 930 feet above mean sea level.
- South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo is a public use airport located two nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Hondo, a city in Medina County, Texas, United States.
- Because of South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo's relatively low elevation of 930 feet, planes can take off or land at South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo 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.
- South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO) has 4 runways.
- The airport has its origins in 1942 with the establishment by the Army Air Corps of Hondo Army Airfield, and was used as a Navigator training base.
- The closest airport to South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO) is Garner Field (UVA), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WSW of HDO.