Nonstop flight route between Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States and Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States and Watson Lake Airport (YQH), Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,018 miles (or 4,857 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 Kalaupapa Airport and Watson Lake 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 Kalaupapa Airport and Watson Lake Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUP / PHLU |
Airport Name: | Kalaupapa Airport |
Location: | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°12'39"N by 156°58'24"W |
Area Served: | Kalaupapa, Hawaii |
Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LUP |
More Information: | LUP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQH / CYQH |
Airport Name: | Watson Lake Airport |
Location: | Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°6'59"N by 128°49'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Yukon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2255 feet (687 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQH |
More Information: | YQH Maps & Info |
Facts about Kalaupapa Airport (LUP):
- Because of Kalaupapa Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalaupapa 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 airport offers scheduled passenger service from Makani Kai Air, which began providing Essential Air Service subsidized scheduled passenger service in January 2012, using two nine-seat Cessna Grand Caravans.
- Kalaupapa Airport covers an area of 55 acres at an elevation of 24 feet above mean sea level.
- Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kalaupapa Airport is a regional public use airport of the State of Hawaii, located on the northern peninsula of the island of Molokaʻi, two nautical miles north of Kalaupapa Settlement, in Kalawao County.
- The closest airport to Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) is Molokai Airport (MKK), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) WSW of LUP.
- The furthest airport from Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Kalaupapa Airport (meaning Kalaupapa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,347 miles (19,871 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
Facts about Watson Lake Airport (YQH):
- The closest airport to Watson Lake Airport (YQH) is Dease Lake Airport (YDL), which is located 125 miles (201 kilometers) SSW of YQH.
- Watson Lake Airport (YQH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Watson Lake Airport (YQH) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,299 miles (16,574 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
- Watson Lake Airport is located 5 nautical miles west of Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada, and is operated by the Yukon government.
- Passenger service was also provided in the mid 1990s by several regional and commuter airlines such as Central Mountain Air flying Beechcraft twin turboprop aircraft and Alkan Air operating Piper Navajo aircraft.