Nonstop flight route between Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji and Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Levuka Airfield (LEV), Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji and Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,101 miles (or 4,990 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 Levuka Airfield and Kona International Airport at Keāhole, 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 Levuka Airfield and Kona International Airport at Keāhole. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEV / NFNB |
Airport Name: | Levuka Airfield |
Location: | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°42'39"S by 178°45'30"E |
Area Served: | Levuka, Ovalau Island, Fiji |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Fiji Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from LEV |
More Information: | LEV Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Levuka Airfield (LEV):
- Because of Levuka Airfield's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Levuka Airfield 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 Levuka Airfield (LEV) is Suva International Airport (SUV), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) SSW of LEV.
- The furthest airport from Levuka Airfield (LEV) is Gao International Airport (GAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Levuka Airfield (meaning Levuka Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gao International Airport), and is located 12,306 miles (19,805 kilometers) away in Gao, Mali.
Facts about Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA):
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kona International Airport at Keāhole", another name for KOA is "Kona International Airport".
- Prior to the 1970 airport expansion, tourism was centered on Hawaii's East side and the town of Hilo.
- When the airport opened in 1970, it helped accelerate a shift of tourism from East Hawaii to West Hawaii.
- Work is in progress to combine the existing terminals into one space as well as adding a second story to the terminals complex.
- 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.
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole handled 2,649,493 passengers last year.
- Kona International at Keahole Airport covers 2,700 acres at an elevation of 47 feet above mean sea level.