Nonstop flight route between Alghero, Sardinia, Italy and Hilo, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO), Alghero, Sardinia, Italy and Hilo International Airport (ITO), Hilo, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,132 miles (or 13,086 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 Alghero-Fertilia Airport and Hilo International 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 Alghero-Fertilia Airport and Hilo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AHO / LIEA |
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Location: | Alghero, Sardinia, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°37'51"N by 8°17'18"E |
Area Served: | Alghero |
Operator/Owner: | Sogeaal S.p.a. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 87 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AHO |
More Information: | AHO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ITO / PHTO |
Airport Name: | Hilo International Airport |
Location: | Hilo, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°43'13"N by 155°2'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | Hawaiʻi State Department of Transportation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 38 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ITO |
More Information: | ITO Maps & Info |
Facts about Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO):
- The furthest airport from Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Alghero-Fertilia Airport (meaning Alghero-Fertilia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,109 miles (19,488 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 1980 Alitalia established a flight school at Alghero Airport which trained up to 100 pilots a year, in conjunction with a diversification of activities including air taxi and maintenance services.
- During the early 1960s the civil activities moved on the east side of the property and an old hangar was used as a passenger terminal.
- In addition to being known as "Alghero-Fertilia Airport", another name for AHO is "Aeroporto di Alghero-Fertilia".
- 30 March 2009, Alghero Airport became a Ryanair hub, with two aircraft with their crews based there.
- Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Alghero-Fertilia Airport handled 1,518,870 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Alghero-Fertilia Airport (AHO) is Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB), which is located 67 miles (107 kilometers) ENE of AHO.
- Because of Alghero-Fertilia Airport's relatively low elevation of 87 feet, planes can take off or land at Alghero-Fertilia 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.
Facts about Hilo International Airport (ITO):
- The closest airport to Hilo International Airport (ITO) is Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) W of ITO.
- Hilo International Airport (ITO) has 2 runways.
- In 1973, for example, the total passenger count at Hilo International Airport was 1,357,818.
- Hilo International Airport handled 1,279,342 passengers last year.
- In May 1989, the state Legislature renamed General Lyman Field to "Hilo International Airport".
- The furthest airport from Hilo International Airport (ITO) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Hilo International Airport (meaning Hilo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,336 miles (19,854 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- During martial law in the territory following the attack on Pearl Harbor, all airports in the Hawaiian Islands came under the control of the U.S.
- Efforts finally had some success on April 28, 2006, when ATA Airlines re-established daily non-stop service between Hilo and Oakland International Airport in California aboard its Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
- Because of Hilo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Hilo International 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.
- A groundbreaking ceremony for a new terminal building was held on July 17, 1952.
- The main passenger terminal consists of three interconnected buildings totaling approximately 220,000 square feet.