Nonstop flight route between Clermont-Ferrand, France and Hilo, Hawaii, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE), Clermont-Ferrand, France and Hilo International Airport (ITO), Hilo, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,709 miles (or 12,406 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 Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport and Hilo International 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 Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport and Hilo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE):

• In 2013, Ryanair started flights to Brussels South Charleroi and Porto.
• The closest airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) is Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NW of CFE.
• The furthest airport from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (meaning Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,299 miles (19,793 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) has 3 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport", another name for CFE is "Aéroport de Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne".
• In 2011, Flybe started flights to Southampton.

Facts about Hilo International Airport (ITO):

• During the late 1950s Territorial leaders anticipated a boom in tourism, prompting plans for a second airport capable of accommodating large jet aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Hilo International Airport (ITO) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Hilo International Airport (meaning Hilo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,336 miles (19,854 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
• Because of Hilo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Hilo 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.
• Improvements to Hilo's airfield were minimal during its first decade.
• Over 95% of aircraft operations take place on Runway 8-26 because the orientation of Runway 3-21 makes direct flights over residential and commercial areas unavoidable.
• Hilo International Airport has two runways.
• The closest airport to Hilo International Airport (ITO) is Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) W of ITO.
• Hilo International Airport handled 1,279,342 passengers last year.
• Although designed as the second gateway into and out of Hawaiʻi, for many years Hilo had been Hawaiʻi's only major airport lacking non-stop flights to North America.
• In May 1989, the state Legislature renamed General Lyman Field to "Hilo International Airport".
• Hilo International Airport (ITO) has 2 runways.