Nonstop flight route between Honolulu, Hawaii, United States and Decorah, Iowa, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hickam Field (HIK), Honolulu, Hawaii, United States and Decorah Municipal Airport (DEH), Decorah, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,039 miles (or 6,500 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 Hickam Field and Decorah Municipal 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 Hickam Field and Decorah Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIK / PHIK |
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Location: | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°19'6"N by 157°55'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 6 |
View all routes: | Routes from HIK |
More Information: | HIK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DEH / KDEH |
Airport Name: | Decorah Municipal Airport |
Location: | Decorah, Iowa, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°16'32"N by 91°44'21"W |
Area Served: | Decorah, Iowa |
Operator/Owner: | City of Decorah |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1158 feet (353 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DEH |
More Information: | DEH Maps & Info |
Facts about Hickam Field (HIK):
- On 22 March 1955, a United States Navy Douglas R6D-1 Liftmaster transport on descent to a landing in darkness and heavy rain strayed off course and crashed into Pali Kea Peak in the southern part of Oahu's Waianae Range, killing all 66 people on board.
- In 1934, the Army Air Corps saw the need for another airfield in Hawaii when Luke Field on Ford Island became too congested for both air operations and operation of the Hawaiian Air Depot.
- Hickam Field (HIK) has 6 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Hickam Field", another name for HIK is "Part of United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)".
- The furthest airport from Hickam Field (HIK) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Hickam Field (meaning Hickam Field is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
- Because of Hickam Field's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Hickam Field 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.
- Hickam Field was completed and officially activated on September 15, 1938.
- Hickam Field is a United States Air Force facility, named in honor of aviation pioneer Lieutenant Colonel Horace Meek Hickam.
- The closest airport to Hickam Field (HIK) is Honolulu International Airport (HNL), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of HIK.
Facts about Decorah Municipal Airport (DEH):
- The closest airport to Decorah Municipal Airport (DEH) is Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport (PCD), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) ESE of DEH.
- Decorah Municipal Airport (DEH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Decorah Municipal Airport (DEH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,859 miles (17,476 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.