Nonstop flight route between Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States and Baghdad, Iraq:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States and Baghdad International Airport (SDA), Baghdad, Iraq would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,538 miles (or 13,741 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 Kona International Airport at Keāhole and Baghdad International 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 Kona International Airport at Keāhole and Baghdad International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOA / PHKO |
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Location: | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°44'20"N by 156°2'44"W |
Area Served: | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 47 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KOA |
More Information: | KOA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDA / ORBI |
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Location: | Baghdad, Iraq |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°15'45"N by 44°14'3"E |
Operator/Owner: | Iraqi Government |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 114 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDA |
More Information: | SDA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA):
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Kona International Airport at Keāhole (meaning Kona International Airport at Keāhole is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- The closest airport to Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) is Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ENE of KOA.
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole handled 2,649,493 passengers last year.
- A small museum, the Astronaut Ellison S.
- In addition to being known as "Kona International Airport at Keāhole", another name for KOA is "Kona International Airport".
- Because of Kona International Airport at Keāhole's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at Kona International Airport at Keāhole 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.
- When the airport opened in 1970, it helped accelerate a shift of tourism from East Hawaii to West Hawaii.
- Japan Airlines' Kona-Tokyo flight that started in 1996 ended in 2010, so Hawaii Island's only scheduled international flight is to Vancouver.Hawaiian Airlines filed an application with the US Department of Transportation for nonstop flights from Kona to Tokyo's Haneda Airport restoring the link between the two cities after Japan Airlines ended flights to Narita Airport in 2010.
- Tourism has helped fuel Hawaii County's overall population growth.
Facts about Baghdad International Airport (SDA):
- Because of Baghdad International Airport's relatively low elevation of 114 feet, planes can take off or land at Baghdad 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.
- The present airport was developed under a consortium led by French company, Spie Batignolles, under an agreement made in 1979.
- Baghdad International Airport (SDA) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Baghdad International Airport (SDA) is Baghdad International Airport (BGW), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SDA.
- In addition to being known as "Baghdad International Airport", other names for SDA include "مطار بغداد الدولي", "Matar Baġdād ad-Dowaly" and "BGW".
- The furthest airport from Baghdad International Airport (SDA) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,732 miles (18,880 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Civilian control of the airport was returned to the Iraqi Government in 2004.
- In April 2003, US-led forces invaded Iraq and changed the airport's name to Baghdad International Airport.