Nonstop flight route between Rumjatar, Nepal and Homestead, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rumjatar Airport (RUM), Rumjatar, Nepal and Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST), Homestead, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,687 miles (or 13,980 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 Rumjatar Airport and Homestead Air Reserve Base, 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 Rumjatar Airport and Homestead Air Reserve Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RUM / VNRT |
Airport Name: | Rumjatar Airport |
Location: | Rumjatar, Nepal |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°18'12"N by 86°33'2"E |
Area Served: | Rumjatar, Nepal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4500 feet (1,372 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from RUM |
More Information: | RUM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HST / KHST |
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Location: | Homestead, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°29'17"N by 80°23'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States |
View all routes: | Routes from HST |
More Information: | HST Maps & Info |
Facts about Rumjatar Airport (RUM):
- The furthest airport from Rumjatar Airport (RUM) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,456 miles (18,437 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Rumjatar Airport (RUM) is Lamidanda Airport (LDN), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of RUM.
- Because of Rumjatar Airport's high elevation of 4,500 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RUM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RUM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST):
- On 15 August 1944 command of Homestead AAF consolidated under the 563d AAF Base Unit.
- Homestead ARB was established in 1942 as Homestead Army Airfield.
- The furthest airport from Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,568 miles (18,616 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- After being closed by the military, Homestead was known as Dade County Airport, and operated as a civilian facility for almost a decade.
- In addition to being known as "Homestead Air Reserve Base", another name for HST is "Homestead ARB".
- The closest airport to Homestead Air Reserve Base (HST) is Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of HST.
- The 379th BMW inherited the honors, history and colors of the World War II Eighth Air Force 379th Bomb Group upon activation.
- On 15 September 1945, three years to the day of the base's founding, a massive hurricane barreled through, sending winds of up to 145 mph whistling through the cinderblock buildings.
- In the early 1950s, as the Korean War was winding down, defense officials once again looked toward Homestead with an eye at making the site a key player in continental defense.