Nonstop flight route between Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan and Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hiroshima Airport (HIJ), Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan and Molokai Airport (MKK), Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,293 miles (or 6,909 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 Hiroshima Airport and Molokai 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 Hiroshima Airport and Molokai Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIJ / RJOA | 
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| Location: | Hiroshima, Honshū, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°26'9"N by 132°55'9"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Hiroshima Prefectural Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1086 feet (331 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HIJ | 
| More Information: | HIJ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKK / PHMK | 
| Airport Name: | Molokai Airport | 
| Location: | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°9'10"N by 157°5'47"W | 
| Area Served: | Kaunakakai, Hawaii | 
| Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 454 feet (138 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MKK | 
| More Information: | MKK Maps & Info | 
Facts about Hiroshima Airport (HIJ):
- Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Hiroshima Airport", other names for HIJ include "広島空港" and "Hiroshima Kūkō".
 - Hiroshima Airport is an airport in the city of Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
 - New Hiroshima Airport opened for public use in 1993 as a replacement for Hiroshima Airport, which was renamed Hiroshima-Nishi Airport.
 - The furthest airport from Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Hiroshima Airport (meaning Hiroshima Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
 - The closest airport to Hiroshima Airport (HIJ) is Matsuyama Airport (MYJ), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSW of HIJ.
 - The airport has no direct expressway connection but is located near the San'yō Expressway.
 
Facts about Molokai Airport (MKK):
- The furthest airport from Molokai Airport (MKK) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Molokai Airport (meaning Molokai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
 - Island Air ended flights between Honolulu and Molokai Airport on April 1, 2014.
 - Molokai Airport (MKK) has 2 runways.
 - Because of Molokai Airport's relatively low elevation of 454 feet, planes can take off or land at Molokai 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.
 - Molokai Airport occupies 288 acres at an elevation of 454 ft above mean sea level on the central plateau of the island of Molokai.
 - The closest airport to Molokai Airport (MKK) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ENE of MKK.
 
