Nonstop flight route between Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States and Hilo, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dillingham Airfield (HDH), Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States and Hilo International Airport (ITO), Hilo, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 241 miles (or 387 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 relatively short distance between Dillingham Airfield and Hilo International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HDH / PHDH |
| Airport Name: | Dillingham Airfield |
| Location: | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°34'45"N by 158°11'49"W |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HDH |
| More Information: | HDH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ITO / PHTO |
| Airport Name: | Hilo International Airport |
| Location: | Hilo, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°43'13"N by 155°2'53"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Hawaiʻi State Department of Transportation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 38 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ITO |
| More Information: | ITO Maps & Info |
Facts about Dillingham Airfield (HDH):
- Because of Dillingham Airfield's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Dillingham Airfield 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 Dillingham Airfield (HDH) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Dillingham Airfield (meaning Dillingham Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,425 miles (19,995 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
- As a general aviation joint-use facility, the airfield has one runway, a UNICOM tower, powered aircraft and glider hangars, and a tie down area for recreation aircraft.
- Dillingham Airfield is part of a centralized state structure governing all of the airports and seaports of Hawaii.
- The television series Hawaii Five-0 also used Dillingham Airfield in its second episode, Ohana, originally aired on 27 September 2010.
- The television series Lost filmed several scenes at Dillingham Airfield, due to its remote location close to the North Shore, where the series was primarily filmed.
- Dillingham Airfield (HDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1962, the State of Hawaii leased Dillingham for general aviation use.
- The closest airport to Dillingham Airfield (HDH) is Wheeler AAF (HHI), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ESE of HDH.
Facts about Hilo International Airport (ITO):
- Hilo International Airport handled 1,279,342 passengers last year.
- During martial law in the territory following the attack on Pearl Harbor, all airports in the Hawaiian Islands came under the control of the U.S.
- 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.
- The introduction of overseas service to General Lyman Field initially met with success.
- A groundbreaking ceremony for a new terminal building was held on July 17, 1952.
- Efforts finally had some success on April 28, 2006, when ATA Airlines re-established daily non-stop service between Hilo and Oakland International Airport in California aboard its Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
- In 1973, for example, the total passenger count at Hilo International Airport was 1,357,818.
- Hilo International Airport, formerly General Lyman Field, is owned and operated by the Hawaiʻi state Department of Transportation.
- 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.
- Hilo International Airport (ITO) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Hilo International Airport (ITO) is Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) W of ITO.
