Nonstop flight route between Kekaha, Hawaii, United States and Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), Kekaha, Hawaii, United States and Stephenville Airport (YJT), Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,577 miles (or 8,974 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 PMRF Barking Sands and Stephenville 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 PMRF Barking Sands and Stephenville Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YJT / CYJT |
Airport Name: | Stephenville Airport |
Location: | Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°32'29"N by 58°32'59"W |
Area Served: | Stephenville, Corner Brook, Port Aux Basques |
Operator/Owner: | Stephenville Airport Corporation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YJT |
More Information: | YJT Maps & Info |
Facts about PMRF Barking Sands (BKH):
- 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.
- When North Korea threatened to launch Taepodong-2 ICBMs toward Hawaii in 2009, the US temporarily deployed THAAD missile batteries to the facility.
- PMRF is the world's largest instrumented, multi-dimensional testing and training missile range.
- PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) is Port Allen Airport (PAK), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) SE of 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 Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands is a U.S.
- The Navy is currently working with the State of Hawaii and Kauai County to ensure the long-term viability of PMRF.
Facts about Stephenville Airport (YJT):
- The furthest airport from Stephenville Airport (YJT) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,479 miles (18,474 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Stephenville Airport (YJT) has 2 runways.
- In addition, a group local to the Bay St.
- On September 1, 1943, the Newfoundland Base Command transferred control of Harmon Field to the North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command.
- Because of Stephenville Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Stephenville 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.
- The base was also used as a refueling stop for transatlantic military flights.
- The closest airport to Stephenville Airport (YJT) is Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) NE of YJT.
- In 1970 the airport was designated by international scheduled air transport and for international general aviation regular use.