Nonstop flight route between Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States and Vernal, Utah, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Molokai Airport (MKK), Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States and Vernal Regional Airport (VEL), Vernal, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,077 miles (or 4,952 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 Molokai Airport and Vernal Regional 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 Molokai Airport and Vernal Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKK / PHMK |
Airport Name: | Molokai Airport |
Location: | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°9'10"N by 157°5'47"W |
Area Served: | Kaunakakai, Hawaii |
Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 454 feet (138 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKK |
More Information: | MKK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VEL / KVEL |
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Location: | Vernal, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°26'26"N by 109°30'36"W |
Area Served: | Vernal, Utah |
Operator/Owner: | Uintah County & Vernal City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5278 feet (1,609 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VEL |
More Information: | VEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Molokai Airport (MKK):
- Molokai Airport occupies 288 acres at an elevation of 454 ft above mean sea level on the central plateau of the island of Molokai.
- Molokai Airport (MKK) has 2 runways.
- Because of Molokai Airport's relatively low elevation of 454 feet, planes can take off or land at Molokai 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.
- Island Air ended flights between Honolulu and Molokai Airport on April 1, 2014.
- The closest airport to Molokai Airport (MKK) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ENE of MKK.
- The furthest airport from Molokai Airport (MKK) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Molokai Airport (meaning Molokai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
Facts about Vernal Regional Airport (VEL):
- The closest airport to Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) is Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NNE of VEL.
- In addition to being known as "Vernal Regional Airport", another name for VEL is "Vernal - Uintah County Airport".
- Because of Vernal Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,278 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at VEL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make VEL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport covers 254 acres at an elevation of 5,278 feet.
- Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,947 miles (17,617 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.