Nonstop flight route between Brawley, California, United States and Kekaha, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brawley Municipal Airport (BWC), Brawley, California, United States and PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), Kekaha, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,795 miles (or 4,498 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 Brawley Municipal Airport and PMRF Barking Sands, 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 Brawley Municipal Airport and PMRF Barking Sands. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWC / KBWC |
Airport Name: | Brawley Municipal Airport |
Location: | Brawley, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°59'35"N by 115°31'0"W |
Operator/Owner: | Brawley, California |
Airport Type: | City of Brawley |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BWC |
More Information: | BWC Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BKH |
More Information: | BKH Maps & Info |
Facts about Brawley Municipal Airport (BWC):
- Because of Brawley Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of -39 feet, planes can take off or land at Brawley Municipal 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 closest airport to Brawley Municipal Airport (BWC) is Imperial County Airport (IPL), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of BWC.
- The furthest airport from Brawley Municipal Airport (BWC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,520 miles (18,539 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Brawley Municipal Airport (BWC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about PMRF Barking Sands (BKH):
- In 1921, the land area known as the Barking Sands was acquired by the Kekaha Sugar Company and became a runway for private planes.
- 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.
- When North Korea threatened to launch Taepodong-2 ICBMs toward Hawaii in 2009, the US temporarily deployed THAAD missile batteries to the facility.
- PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The Navy is currently using PMRF to test hit to kill technology using direct collision of the anti-ballistic missile with its target.
- 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.
- PMRF is the world's largest instrumented, multi-dimensional testing and training missile range.