Nonstop flight route between Arica, Chile and Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chacalluta International Airport (ARI), Arica, Chile and Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,375 miles (or 10,259 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 Chacalluta International Airport and Kona International Airport at Keāhole, 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 Chacalluta International Airport and Kona International Airport at Keāhole. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ARI / SCAR | 
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| Location: | Arica, Chile | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°20'53"S by 70°20'18"W | 
| Area Served: | Arica, Arica Province, Arica y Parinacota Region, Chile | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 167 feet (51 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ARI | 
| More Information: | ARI Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOA / PHKO | 
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| Location: | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°44'20"N by 156°2'44"W | 
| Area Served: | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii | 
| Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 47 feet (14 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KOA | 
| More Information: | KOA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Chacalluta International Airport (ARI):
- Because of Chacalluta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Chacalluta 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Chacalluta International Airport", another name for ARI is "Aeródromo de Chacalluta Arica".
 - The closest airport to Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) is Chacalluta International Airport (ACM), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of ARI.
 - The furthest airport from Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) is Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX), which is nearly antipodal to Chacalluta International Airport (meaning Chacalluta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sanya Phoenix International Airport), and is located 12,420 miles (19,988 kilometers) away in Sanya, Hainan, China.
 - Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA):
- An environmental impact statement was prepared in 2005 to add a second runway.
 - Kona International Airport at Keāhole handled 2,649,493 passengers last year.
 - Kona Airport's master plan, completed in 2010, calls for a second runway while keeping the option to extend the airport's primary runway to 12,000 feet if required.
 - Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) is Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ENE of KOA.
 - The full extent of the airport's impact and shift in tourism can be seen in Hawaii Island Strategic Plan for 2006 to 2015.
 - In addition to being known as "Kona International Airport at Keāhole", another name for KOA is "Kona International Airport".
 - Runway extension to 11,000 feet was in 1994, making it the largest in the Hawaiian Islands after Honolulu.
 - Because of Kona International Airport at Keāhole's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at Kona International Airport at Keāhole 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.
 - Kona International is the only remaining major airport in the Hawaiian Islands where a mobile ramp is used to plane and deplane passengers.
 - The furthest airport from Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Kona International Airport at Keāhole (meaning Kona International Airport at Keāhole is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
 
