Nonstop flight route between Lihue, Hawaii, United States and Cayenne, French Guiana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lihue Airport (LIH), Lihue, Hawaii, United States and Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY), Cayenne, French Guiana would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,171 miles (or 11,541 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 Lihue Airport and Cayenne – Félix Eboué 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 Lihue Airport and Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LIH / PHLI |
Airport Name: | Lihue Airport |
Location: | Lihue, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°58'33"N by 159°20'20"W |
Area Served: | Lihue, Hawaii |
Operator/Owner: | State of Hawaii |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 153 feet (47 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LIH |
More Information: | LIH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAY / SOCA |
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Location: | Cayenne, French Guiana |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°49'10"N by 52°21'42"W |
Area Served: | Cayenne |
Operator/Owner: | CCI Guyane |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAY |
More Information: | CAY Maps & Info |
Facts about Lihue Airport (LIH):
- Lihue Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in the Līhuʻe CDP on the southeast coast of the island of Kauaʻi in Kauai County, Hawaiʻi, United States, two nautical miles east of the center of the CDP.
- The Kauaʻi Bus route 70 connects the airport to downtown Lihue.
- Lihue Airport handled 2,416,812 passengers last year.
- Lihue Airport (LIH) has 2 runways.
- The airport is the primary gateway to Kauai for visitors, and has several rental car facilities.
- Because of Lihue Airport's relatively low elevation of 153 feet, planes can take off or land at Lihue 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 furthest airport from Lihue Airport (LIH) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Lihue Airport (meaning Lihue Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
- The airport does not serve as a hub for any airline carrier.
- The closest airport to Lihue Airport (LIH) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNW of LIH.
Facts about Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY):
- In addition to being known as "Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport", another name for CAY is "Aéroport de Cayenne – Félix Eboué".
- Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Cayenne – Félix Eboué 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.
- Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport is French Guiana's main international airport.
- The closest airport to Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) is Saül Airport (XAU), which is located 102 miles (163 kilometers) SW of CAY.
- The name of Rochambeau creates controversy because of the bad reputation of the son of the dedicatee of the airport, Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Vimeur, vicomte de Rochambeau who during the Saint-Domingue expedition harshly repressed the Haitian Revolution.
- The airport has an elevation of 24 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (CAY) is Pattimura Airport (PTA) (AMQ), which is nearly antipodal to Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport (meaning Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pattimura Airport (PTA)), and is located 12,354 miles (19,882 kilometers) away in Ambon, Indonesia.