Nonstop flight route between Emigrant Gap, California, United States and Lihue, Hawaii, United States:
Departure Airport:
(39°16'29"N by 120°42'34"W)
Arrival Airport:
(21°58'33"N by 159°20'20"W)
Distance from BLU to LIH:
2,562.61 miles (4,124.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU), Emigrant Gap, California, United States and Lihue Airport (LIH), Lihue, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,563 miles (or 4,124 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 Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport and Lihue 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 Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport and Lihue Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLU / KBLU |
| Airport Name: | Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport |
| Location: | Emigrant Gap, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°16'29"N by 120°42'34"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from BLU |
| More Information: | BLU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LIH / PHLI |
| Airport Name: | Lihue Airport |
| Location: | Lihue, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°58'33"N by 159°20'20"W |
| Area Served: | Lihue, Hawaii |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Hawaii |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 153 feet (47 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LIH |
| More Information: | LIH Maps & Info |
Facts about Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU):
- Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport is an airport in Emigrant Gap, Placer County, California.
- The furthest airport from Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,220 miles (18,056 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) is Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SW of BLU.
Facts about Lihue Airport (LIH):
- Lihue Airport handled 2,416,812 passengers last year.
- Because of Lihue Airport's relatively low elevation of 153 feet, planes can take off or land at Lihue 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 furthest airport from Lihue Airport (LIH) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Lihue Airport (meaning Lihue Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
- The Kauaʻi Bus route 70 connects the airport to downtown Lihue.
- The closest airport to Lihue Airport (LIH) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNW of LIH.
- Lihue Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in the Līhuʻe CDP on the southeast coast of the island of Kauaʻi in Kauai County, Hawaiʻi, United States, two nautical miles east of the center of the CDP.
- Lihue Airport (LIH) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.79 miles (47.94 km) SW | Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN) | Auburn, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 30.65 miles (49.33 km) E | Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) | Truckee, California, United States | |
| 3 | 38.13 miles (61.37 km) S | Placerville Airport (PVF) | Placerville, California, United States | |
| 4 | 40.07 miles (64.49 km) WSW | Beale Air Force Base (BAB) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| 5 | 46.49 miles (74.82 km) SE | Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL) | South Lake Tahoe, California, United States | |
| 6 | 47.66 miles (76.69 km) WSW | Yuba County Airport (MYV) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| 7 | 50.89 miles (81.90 km) WNW | Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) | Oroville, California, United States | |
| 8 | 52.51 miles (84.50 km) E | Carson Airport (CSN) | Carson City, Nevada, United States | |
| 9 | 52.62 miles (84.68 km) ENE | Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) | Reno, Nevada, United States | |
| 10 | 54.71 miles (88.05 km) ESE | Minden-Tahoe Airport (MEV) | Minden, Nevada, United States | |
| 11 | 56.01 miles (90.14 km) SW | Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 12 | 59.00 miles (94.95 km) SSW | Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 13 | 61.98 miles (99.75 km) SW | Sacramento International Airport (SMF) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 14 | 67.46 miles (108.57 km) SW | Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 15 | 70.98 miles (114.23 km) WNW | Chico Municipal Airport (CIC) | Chico, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,219.54 miles (18,056.05 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,175.45 miles (17,985.10 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,146.98 miles (17,939.28 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,131.24 miles (17,913.95 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,120.64 miles (17,896.89 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,066.66 miles (17,810.02 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,030.50 miles (17,751.82 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,009.83 miles (17,718.57 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,921.30 miles (17,576.08 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,918.48 miles (17,571.54 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,904.78 miles (17,549.51 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,858.69 miles (17,475.32 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,855.62 miles (17,470.39 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,844.80 miles (17,452.97 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,823.58 miles (17,418.82 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.49 miles (28.15 km) NNW | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 17.79 miles (28.63 km) WSW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 28.76 miles (46.28 km) W | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 78.21 miles (125.87 km) ESE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 90.03 miles (144.89 km) ESE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 93.67 miles (150.74 km) ESE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 101.67 miles (163.63 km) ESE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 101.67 miles (163.63 km) ESE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 154.92 miles (249.31 km) ESE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 160.88 miles (258.92 km) ESE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 174.24 miles (280.41 km) ESE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 185.15 miles (297.96 km) ESE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 201.31 miles (323.98 km) ESE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 228.90 miles (368.38 km) ESE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 253.46 miles (407.90 km) ESE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.96 miles (19,907.47 km) WSW | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 2 | 12,323.10 miles (19,832.05 km) ESE | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 3 | 12,281.16 miles (19,764.56 km) SSW | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 4 | 12,229.21 miles (19,680.96 km) E | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 5 | 12,210.76 miles (19,651.26 km) SW | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 6 | 12,204.87 miles (19,641.78 km) SE | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |
| 7 | 12,203.72 miles (19,639.94 km) ESE | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 8 | 12,160.72 miles (19,570.73 km) S | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 9 | 12,152.41 miles (19,557.37 km) SSE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 10 | 12,123.00 miles (19,510.03 km) SW | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 11 | 12,097.17 miles (19,468.46 km) SE | Halali Airport (HAL) | Halali, Namibia | |
| 12 | 12,082.97 miles (19,445.60 km) SSE | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 13 | 12,071.89 miles (19,427.78 km) E | Arandis Airport (ADI) | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia | |
| 14 | 12,059.73 miles (19,408.20 km) SW | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 15 | 12,058.55 miles (19,406.31 km) WSW | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |