Nonstop flight route between Bar Harbor, Maine, United States and Honolulu, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB), Bar Harbor, Maine, United States and Hickam Field (HIK), Honolulu, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,178 miles (or 8,334 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 Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport and Hickam Field, 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 Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport and Hickam Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHB / KBHB |
Airport Name: | Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport |
Location: | Bar Harbor, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°26'58"N by 68°21'42"W |
Area Served: | Hancock County |
Operator/Owner: | Hancock County, Maine |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 83 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHB |
More Information: | BHB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIK / PHIK |
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Location: | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°19'6"N by 157°55'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 6 |
View all routes: | Routes from HIK |
More Information: | HIK Maps & Info |
Facts about Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB):
- Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) has 2 runways.
- The airport operated as Bar Harbor Naval Auxiliary Air Facility supporting operations of Naval Air Station Brunswick from September 1, 1943 until November 15, 1945.
- The furthest airport from Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,703 miles (18,834 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at Hancock County-Bar Harbor 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.
- The closest airport to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) is Bangor International Airport (BGR), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NW of BHB.
Facts about Hickam Field (HIK):
- Hickam Field (HIK) has 6 runways.
- The closest airport to Hickam Field (HIK) is Honolulu International Airport (HNL), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of HIK.
- The 535th Airlift, 96th Air Refueling, and 19th Fighter Squadrons are each hybrid units joined with the Hawaii Air National Guard's 204th Airlift, 203rd Air Refueling, and 199th Fighter Squadrons, respectively.
- Because of Hickam Field's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Hickam Field 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 15th Wing is composed of four groups each with specific functions.
- When the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked O‘ahu's military installations on 7 December 1941, their planes bombed and strafed Hickam to eliminate air opposition and prevent U.S.
- On September 16, 1985, the Secretary of the Interior designated Hickam Field a National Historic Landmark, recognizing its key role in the World War II Pacific campaign.
- On 22 March 1955, a United States Navy Douglas R6D-1 Liftmaster transport on descent to a landing in darkness and heavy rain strayed off course and crashed into Pali Kea Peak in the southern part of Oahu's Waianae Range, killing all 66 people on board.
- In 1934, the Army Air Corps saw the need for another airfield in Hawaii when Luke Field on Ford Island became too congested for both air operations and operation of the Hawaiian Air Depot.
- In addition to being known as "Hickam Field", another name for HIK is "Part of United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)".
- The furthest airport from Hickam Field (HIK) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Hickam Field (meaning Hickam Field is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.