Nonstop flight route between Galcaio, Somalia and Kapolei, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK), Galcaio, Somalia and Kalaeloa Airport (NAX), Kapolei, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,837 miles (or 15,830 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 Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport and Kalaeloa 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 Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport and Kalaeloa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLK / HCMR |
Airport Name: | Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport |
Location: | Galcaio, Somalia |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°46'50"N by 47°27'15"E |
Area Served: | Galkayo, Somalia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Puntland |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 975 feet (297 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GLK |
More Information: | GLK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NAX / PHJR |
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Location: | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°18'25"N by 158°4'13"W |
Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NAX |
More Information: | NAX Maps & Info |
Facts about Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK):
- The closest airport to Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) is Obbia Airport (CMO), which is located 123 miles (198 kilometers) SE of GLK.
- On 25 March 2012, the facility was officially renamed in memory of the late Colonel Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, the former President of Somalia, who was born in Galkayo.
- Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) has 2 runways.
- Because of Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport's relatively low elevation of 975 feet, planes can take off or land at Abdullahi Yusuf 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.
- The furthest airport from Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (GLK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,949 miles (19,230 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Kalaeloa Airport (NAX):
- Kalaeloa Airport is part of a centralized state structure governing all of the airports and seaports of Hawaiʻi.
- Because of Kalaeloa Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalaeloa 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kalaeloa Airport", other names for NAX include "John Rodgers Field", "none" and "JRF".
- The furthest airport from Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Kalaeloa Airport (meaning Kalaeloa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,964 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
- Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) is Hickam Field (HIK), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) E of NAX.