Nonstop flight route between Honolulu, Hawaii, United States and Kimberley, South Africa:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Honolulu International Airport (HNL), Honolulu, Hawaii, United States and Kimberley Airport (KIM), Kimberley, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,893 miles (or 19,140 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 Honolulu International Airport and Kimberley Airport, 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 Honolulu International Airport and Kimberley Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HNL / PHNL |
Airport Name: | Honolulu International Airport |
Location: | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°19'6"N by 157°55'21"W |
Area Served: | Honolulu, Island of O'ahu |
Operator/Owner: | State of Hawaii |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 6 |
View all routes: | Routes from HNL |
More Information: | HNL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIM / FAKM |
Airport Name: | Kimberley Airport |
Location: | Kimberley, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°48'6"S by 24°45'48"E |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Company South Africa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3950 feet (1,204 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KIM |
More Information: | KIM Maps & Info |
Facts about Honolulu International Airport (HNL):
- The closest airport to Honolulu International Airport (HNL) is Hickam Field (HIK), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of HNL.
- In addition to the four paved runways, Honolulu International Airport has two designated offshore runways designated 8W/26W and 4W/22W for use by seaplanes.
- All Nippon Airways has its Honolulu Office in Airport Building 47.
- Because of Honolulu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Honolulu International 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.
- In 2012, the airport handled 19,291,412 passengers, 278,145 aircraft movements and processed 412,270 metric tonnes of cargo.
- Pan Am used Honolulu as a transpacific hub for many years, initially as a connecting point between the West Coast and Polynesia in 1946, followed by service to East Asia through Midway Island and Wake Island from 1947.
- The furthest airport from Honolulu International Airport (HNL) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Honolulu International Airport (meaning Honolulu International Airport 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.
- Honolulu International Airport (HNL) has 6 runways.
Facts about Kimberley Airport (KIM):
- The furthest airport from Kimberley Airport (KIM) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located 11,911 miles (19,169 kilometers) away in Hanalei, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Kimberley Airport (KIM) is Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN), which is located 95 miles (153 kilometers) ESE of KIM.
- Kimberley Airport (KIM) has 2 runways.