Nonstop flight route between Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Molokai Airport (MKK), Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,325 miles (or 5,350 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 Francis E. Warren Air Force Base and Molokai 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 Francis E. Warren Air Force Base and Molokai Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FEW / KFEW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°7'59"N by 104°52'0"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from FEW |
| More Information: | FEW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKK / PHMK |
| Airport Name: | Molokai Airport |
| Location: | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°9'10"N by 157°5'47"W |
| Area Served: | Kaunakakai, Hawaii |
| Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 454 feet (138 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MKK |
| More Information: | MKK Maps & Info |
Facts about Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW):
- From 1913 to 1916, during the Mexican Revolution, post artillery units were stationed along the border to prevent the struggle from coming onto American soil.
- On 7 October 1949, Fort Francis E.
- The Warren III site, designed for nine SM-65E Atlas missiles would be scattered over a 60-square-mile area at single "coffin" launch sites.
- In March 1949, HQ ATC was directed to re-program, as a part of an overall restructuring to a 48-group Air Force.
- The furthest airport from Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,806 miles (17,390 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Francis E. Warren Air Force Base", another name for FEW is "Francis E. Warren AFB".
- On 1 June 1947 Air Training Command assumed jurisdiction of Fort Warren, the 463d Air Force Base Unit was activated to manage the support facilities, and the 3450th Technical Training Wing was activated for conducting training.
- The closest airport to Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) is Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) ENE of FEW.
- In 1884 Fort Russell was made a permanent post, because of its strategic location.
Facts about Molokai Airport (MKK):
- On October 28, 1989, Aloha Island Air flight 1712, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft, collided with mountains near Halawa Valley, Molokai, while en route on a scheduled passenger flight from Kahului Airport to Molokai Airport in Hoolehua.
- Molokai Airport occupies 288 acres at an elevation of 454 ft above mean sea level on the central plateau of the island of Molokai.
- Because of Molokai Airport's relatively low elevation of 454 feet, planes can take off or land at Molokai 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.
- Molokai Airport (MKK) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Molokai Airport (MKK) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Molokai Airport (meaning Molokai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- The closest airport to Molokai Airport (MKK) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ENE of MKK.
- The passenger terminal complex and general aviation facilities are north of the runway intersection.
