Nonstop flight route between Beica, Ethiopia and Honolulu, Hawaii, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Beica Airport (BEI), Beica, Ethiopia and Hickam Field (HIK), Honolulu, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,153 miles (or 16,340 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 Beica Airport and Hickam Field, 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 Beica Airport and Hickam Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Beica Airport (BEI):

• The closest airport to Beica Airport (BEI) is Asosa Airport (ASO), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) N of BEI.
• The furthest airport from Beica Airport (BEI) is Manihi Airport (XMH), which is nearly antipodal to Beica Airport (meaning Beica Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihi Airport), and is located 12,086 miles (19,450 kilometers) away in Manihi, French Polynesia.
• Because of Beica Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Beica 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 Hickam Field (HIK):

• The closest airport to Hickam Field (HIK) is Honolulu International Airport (HNL), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of HIK.
• Because of Hickam Field's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Hickam Field 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 furthest airport from Hickam Field (HIK) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Hickam Field (meaning Hickam Field is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
• Hickam Field (HIK) has 6 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Hickam Field", another name for HIK is "Part of United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)".
• Hickam Field consists of 2,850 acres, valued at more than $444 million.
• Hickam is home to the 15th Wing and 67 partner units including Headquarters, United States Pacific Air Forces, Headquarters – Hawaii Air National Guard and the 154th Wing of the Hawaii Air National Guard.
• In 1934, the Army Air Corps saw the need for another airfield in Hawaii when Luke Field on Ford Island became too congested for both air operations and operation of the Hawaiian Air Depot.
• During World War II, the base became a major center for training pilots and assembling aircraft.