Nonstop flight route between Tyler, Texas, United States and Kekaha, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR), Tyler, Texas, United States and PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), Kekaha, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,964 miles (or 6,379 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 Tyler Pounds Regional Airport and PMRF Barking Sands, 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 Tyler Pounds Regional Airport and PMRF Barking Sands. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TYR / KTYR |
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Location: | Tyler, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°21'14"N by 95°24'10"W |
Area Served: | Tyler, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Tyler |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 544 feet (166 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from TYR |
More Information: | TYR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BKH / PHBK |
Airport Name: | PMRF Barking Sands |
Location: | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°1'22"N by 159°47'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKH |
More Information: | BKH Maps & Info |
Facts about Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR):
- Airline flights began in the 1930s.
- Because of Tyler Pounds Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 544 feet, planes can take off or land at Tyler Pounds Regional 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.
- In addition to being known as "Tyler Pounds Regional Airport", another name for TYR is "(former Pounds Army Airfield)".
- The furthest airport from Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,862 miles (17,481 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport has been expanding to meet goals in "The Tyler Master Plan".
- Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) has 3 runways.
- In early 2006, American Eagle announced it would be cutting flights to Tyler from eight per day to four per day.
- The closest airport to Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) is Cherokee County Airport (JKV), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) SSE of TYR.
Facts about PMRF Barking Sands (BKH):
- Because of PMRF Barking Sands's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at PMRF Barking Sands 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 Navy is currently working with the State of Hawaii and Kauai County to ensure the long-term viability of PMRF.
- The closest airport to PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) is Port Allen Airport (PAK), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) SE of BKH.
- The base includes a 6,000-foot runway with operations and maintenance facilities.
- The furthest airport from PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) is Gobabis Airport (GOG), which is nearly antipodal to PMRF Barking Sands (meaning PMRF Barking Sands is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gobabis Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Gobabis, Namibia.
- PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) currently has only 1 runway.