Nonstop flight route between Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States and Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hilton Head Airport (HHH), Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States and Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,796 miles (or 4,499 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 Hilton Head Airport and Ponta Pelada 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 Hilton Head Airport and Ponta Pelada Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HHH / KHXD |
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Location: | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°13'27"N by 80°41'51"W |
Area Served: | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Beaufort County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HHH |
More Information: | HHH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PLL / SBMN |
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Location: | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°8'45"S by 59°59'11"W |
Area Served: | Manaus |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 267 feet (81 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PLL |
More Information: | PLL Maps & Info |
Facts about Hilton Head Airport (HHH):
- Hilton Head Airport (HHH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Hilton Head Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Hilton Head 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 closest airport to Hilton Head Airport (HHH) is Beaufort County Airport (BFT), which is located only 13 miles (22 kilometers) NNE of HHH.
- The furthest airport from Hilton Head Airport (HHH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,516 miles (18,532 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
- In addition to being known as "Hilton Head Airport", another name for HHH is "HXD".
Facts about Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL):
- The closest airport to Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) is Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of PLL.
- Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ponta Pelada Airport", another name for PLL is "Aeroporto da Ponta Pelada".
- Because of Ponta Pelada Airport's relatively low elevation of 267 feet, planes can take off or land at Ponta Pelada 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 Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) is Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT), which is nearly antipodal to Ponta Pelada Airport (meaning Ponta Pelada Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sanga-Sanga Airport), and is located 12,304 miles (19,802 kilometers) away in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines.