Nonstop flight route between Hawthorne, California, United States and Ahe, French Polynesia:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from HHR to AHE:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
 - HHR Airport Information
 - AHE Airport Information
 - Facts about HHR
 - Facts about AHE
 - Map of Nearest Airports to HHR
 - List of Nearest Airports to HHR
 - Map of Furthest Airports from HHR
 - List of Furthest Airports from HHR
 - Map of Nearest Airports to AHE
 - List of Nearest Airports to AHE
 - Map of Furthest Airports from AHE
 - List of Furthest Airports from AHE
 
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR), Hawthorne, California, United States and Ahe Airport (AHE), Ahe, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,812 miles (or 6,136 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 Hawthorne Municipal Airport and Ahe 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 Hawthorne Municipal Airport and Ahe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HHR / KHHR | 
| Airport Names: | 
                    
  | 
            
| Location: | Hawthorne, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°55'22"N by 118°20'7"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Hawthorne | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HHR | 
| More Information: | HHR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AHE / NTHE | 
| Airport Name: | Ahe Airport | 
| Location: | Ahe, French Polynesia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°25'41"S by 146°15'24"W | 
| Area Served: | Ahe | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AHE | 
| More Information: | AHE Maps & Info | 
Facts about Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR):
- In addition to being known as "Hawthorne Municipal Airport", another name for HHR is "Jack Northrop Field".
 - The closest airport to Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) WNW of HHR.
 - The name Jack Northrop Field comes from the Northrop Aircraft Corporation founded by Jack Northrop, which for years designed, built and flew many classic airplanes, including flying wings, the P-61 Black Widow and the F-89 Scorpion night fighters, the F-5 Freedom Fighter, and the T-38 Talon jet trainer.
 - The furthest airport from Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
 - Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Hawthorne Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Hawthorne Municipal 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.
 
Facts about Ahe Airport (AHE):
- Ahe Airport (AHE) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Ahe Airport (AHE) is Khartoum International Airport (KRT), which is nearly antipodal to Ahe Airport (meaning Ahe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Khartoum International Airport), and is located 12,324 miles (19,833 kilometers) away in Khartoum, Sudan.
 - Because of Ahe Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Ahe 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 Ahe Airport (AHE) is Manihi Airport (XMH), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) E of AHE.
 
