Nonstop flight route between Golmud, Qinghai, China and Kahului, Hawaii, United States:
Departure Airport:
(36°24'2"N by 94°47'9"E)
Arrival Airport:
(20°53'54"N by 156°25'50"W)
Distance from GOQ to OGG:
6,338.89 miles (10,201.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Golmud Airport (GOQ), Golmud, Qinghai, China and Kahului Airport (OGG), Kahului, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,339 miles (or 10,201 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 Golmud Airport and Kahului 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 Golmud Airport and Kahului Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOQ / ZLGM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Golmud, Qinghai, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°24'2"N by 94°47'9"E |
| Area Served: | Golmud |
| Elevation: | 9333 feet (2,845 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GOQ |
| More Information: | GOQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OGG / PHOG |
| Airport Name: | Kahului Airport |
| Location: | Kahului, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°53'54"N by 156°25'50"W |
| Area Served: | Kahului, Hawaii |
| Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 54 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OGG |
| More Information: | OGG Maps & Info |
Facts about Golmud Airport (GOQ):
- Because of Golmud Airport's high elevation of 9,333 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GOQ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GOQ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Golmud Airport (GOQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Golmud Airport (GOQ) is Dunhuang Airport (DNH), which is located 260 miles (418 kilometers) N of GOQ.
- In addition to being known as "Golmud Airport", other names for GOQ include "格尔木机场" and "Gé'ěrmù Jīchǎng".
- The furthest airport from Golmud Airport (GOQ) is Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP), which is located 11,763 miles (18,930 kilometers) away in Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile.
Facts about Kahului Airport (OGG):
- Because of Kahului Airport's relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at Kahului 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.
- Kahului Airport (OGG) has 2 runways.
- Eighteen jetways are available for enplaning or deplaning passengers.
- The furthest airport from Kahului Airport (OGG) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Kahului Airport (meaning Kahului Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,372 miles (19,911 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- Most of the gates were spaced to handle narrow-body aircraft like the Boeing 717 and Boeing 737 used on inter-island flights.
- Aloha Airlines Flight 243
- The closest airport to Kahului Airport (OGG) is Kapalua Airport (JHM), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) WNW of OGG.
- Kahului Airport handled 5,346,694 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 259.83 miles (418.15 km) N | Dunhuang Airport (DNH) | Dunhuang, Gansu, China |     |
| 2 | 277.39 miles (446.42 km) SSE | Yushu Batang Airport (YUS) | Yushu County, Qinghai, China | |
| 3 | 307.13 miles (494.28 km) NE | Jiayuguan Airport (JGN) | Jiayuguan, Gansu, China | |
| 4 | 362.45 miles (583.31 km) ENE | Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY) | Zhangye, Gansu, China | |
| 5 | 403.23 miles (648.94 km) E | Xining Caojiabao Airport (XNN) | Xining, Qinghai, China | |
| 6 | 421.64 miles (678.57 km) ENE | Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport (RHT) | Alxa Right Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 7 | 425.54 miles (684.84 km) SSE | Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX) | Qamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 8 | 440.09 miles (708.26 km) ENE | Jinchang Jinchuan Airport (JIC) | Jinchang, Gansu, China | |
| 9 | 449.03 miles (722.64 km) N | Hami Airport (HMI) | Hami City, Xinjiang, China | |
| 10 | 454.78 miles (731.90 km) ESE | Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH) | Xiahe, Gansu, China | |
| 11 | 490.80 miles (789.87 km) E | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (LHW) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 12 | 490.80 miles (789.87 km) E | Lanzhou Zhongchuan Airport (ZGC) | Lanzhou, Gansu, China | |
| 13 | 491.07 miles (790.30 km) S | Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) | Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China | |
| 14 | 510.78 miles (822.01 km) NE | Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 15 | 522.65 miles (841.12 km) WNW | Qiemo Airport (IQM) | Qiemo, Xinjiang, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,762.64 miles (18,930.09 km) W | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,740.26 miles (18,894.08 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,729.67 miles (18,877.02 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,719.13 miles (18,860.07 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,718.99 miles (18,859.84 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,717.47 miles (18,857.40 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,706.14 miles (18,839.16 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,705.01 miles (18,837.35 km) W | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,699.18 miles (18,827.95 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,699.08 miles (18,827.80 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,696.61 miles (18,823.83 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,685.32 miles (18,805.66 km) WSW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,661.11 miles (18,766.68 km) W | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 14 | 11,648.68 miles (18,746.69 km) WSW | Caviahue Airport (CVH) | Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,633.98 miles (18,723.03 km) SW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.27 miles (26.19 km) WNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 27.80 miles (44.73 km) ESE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 34.53 miles (55.56 km) WSW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 41.14 miles (66.20 km) WNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 46.39 miles (74.66 km) WNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 57.24 miles (92.12 km) SE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 79.24 miles (127.53 km) SE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 83.92 miles (135.06 km) SSE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 86.52 miles (139.25 km) SSE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 100.45 miles (161.66 km) WNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 100.45 miles (161.66 km) WNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 109.40 miles (176.06 km) WNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 111.29 miles (179.11 km) WNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 121.04 miles (194.79 km) SE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 123.11 miles (198.13 km) WNW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,372.19 miles (19,911.05 km) S | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 2 | 12,302.03 miles (19,798.16 km) ESE | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 3 | 12,207.80 miles (19,646.50 km) S | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 4 | 12,200.69 miles (19,635.05 km) SSW | Kasane Airport (BBK) | Kasane, Botswana | |
| 5 | 12,193.92 miles (19,624.16 km) SSE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 6 | 12,193.19 miles (19,622.99 km) SW | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | 12,184.32 miles (19,608.72 km) W | Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) | Francistown, Botswana | |
| 8 | 12,178.41 miles (19,599.20 km) SW | Livingstone Airport (LVI) | Livingstone, Zambia | |
| 9 | 12,171.24 miles (19,587.66 km) SSW | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 10 | 12,164.83 miles (19,577.34 km) SE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 11 | 12,163.06 miles (19,574.50 km) SW | Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | |
| 12 | 12,143.15 miles (19,542.46 km) SSW | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 13 | 12,121.83 miles (19,508.15 km) ESE | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 14 | 12,113.94 miles (19,495.45 km) SE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 15 | 12,110.00 miles (19,489.10 km) SSW | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |