Nonstop flight route between Ogden, Utah, United States and Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hill Air Force Base (HIF), Ogden, Utah, United States and Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS), Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 809 miles (or 1,302 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 Hill Air Force Base and Sechelt Aerodrome, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIF / KHIF |
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Location: | Ogden, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'26"N by 111°58'22"W |
View all routes: | Routes from HIF |
More Information: | HIF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YHS / |
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Location: | Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°27'38"N by 123°43'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | District of Sechelt |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 300 feet (91 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YHS |
More Information: | YHS Maps & Info |
Facts about Hill Air Force Base (HIF):
- In July 1939, Congress appropriated $8.0 million for the establishment and construction of the Ogden Air Depot.
- In addition to being known as "Hill Air Force Base", another name for HIF is "Hill AFB".
- The closest airport to Hill Air Force Base (HIF) is Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of HIF.
- Following American entry into World War II in December 1941, Hill Field quickly became an important maintenance and supply base, with round-the-clock operations geared to supporting the war effort.
- On September 8, 2004, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Genesis space probe crash-landed on the nearby U.S.
- One of the survivors of the attack, Cortney Naisbitt, later trained in computers and worked at Hill Air Force Base.
- During the Korean War, Hill AFB was assigned a major share of the Air Materiel Command's logistical effort to support the combat in Korea.
- The furthest airport from Hill Air Force Base (HIF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,935 miles (17,598 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS):
- Because of Sechelt Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Sechelt Aerodrome 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.
- The furthest airport from Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,676 miles (17,182 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS) is Pender Harbour Water Aerodrome (YPT), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NW of YHS.
- In addition to being known as "Sechelt Aerodrome", another name for YHS is "CAP3".
- Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS) currently has only 1 runway.