Flight 2207 on the gate screen at Aruba Airport. By Jack Harty / Published March 9, 2015. HOUSTON, Texas â On Saturday, Southwest Airlines Flight 2207 did not just mark Southwestâs first flight between Aruba and Houston; it also marked the carrierâs first international arrival into Houstonâs William P. Hobby Airport.ack in 1971, Southwest Airlines started flying between Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio with three Boeing 737s, and over the years, the airline rapidly expanded its reach from coast to coast.
A kilometer is 1000 meters A hectometer is 100 meters A decameter is 10 meters A meter is the basic unit of length A decimeter is 1/10 meter A centimeter is 1/100 meter A millimeter is 1/1000 meter As we move down the units, the next unit is one tenth as long. As we move upward, each unit is 10 times as long. One hundred millimeters, which is 1/10 meter (100/1000=1/10) are larger than one centimeter (1/100th meter). Converting Metric Units. The metric system has prefix modifiers that are multiples of 10. 1  A kilometer is 1000 meters. 2  A hectometer is 100 meters. 3  A decameter is 10 meters. 4  A meter is the basic unit of length.
And the 4th order unit of length is the kilometer, which means 1000 meters. As for the decimal units, the 1st order decimal unit is one-tenth of a meter, and is a called a decimeter ( dessi-meter) -- the prefix deci signifies the tenth part; but that measure of length is not in common use. The prefix centi signifies the hundredth part. The prefix milli signifies the thousandth part.