Nonstop flight route between Honolulu, Hawaii, United States and Palmyra, Syria:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from HIK to PMS:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- HIK Airport Information
- PMS Airport Information
- Facts about HIK
- Facts about PMS
- Map of Nearest Airports to HIK
- List of Nearest Airports to HIK
- Map of Furthest Airports from HIK
- List of Furthest Airports from HIK
- Map of Nearest Airports to PMS
- List of Nearest Airports to PMS
- Map of Furthest Airports from PMS
- List of Furthest Airports from PMS
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hickam Field (HIK), Honolulu, Hawaii, United States and Palmyra Airport (PMS), Palmyra, Syria would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,432 miles (or 13,569 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 Palmyra 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 Palmyra 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 |
Airport Names: |
|
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: | PMS / OSPR |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Palmyra, Syria |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°33'26"N by 38°19'0"E |
Area Served: | Palmyra, Syria |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 1322 feet (403 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PMS |
More Information: | PMS Maps & Info |
Facts about Hickam Field (HIK):
- The 15th Wing is composed of four groups each with specific functions.
- When the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked O‘ahu's military installations on 7 December 1941, their planes bombed and strafed Hickam to eliminate air opposition and prevent U.S.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Hickam Field", another name for HIK is "Part of United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)".
- The closest airport to Hickam Field (HIK) is Honolulu International Airport (HNL), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of HIK.
- Hickam Field consists of 2,850 acres, valued at more than $444 million.
- Hickam Field (HIK) has 6 runways.
- The Quartermaster Corps was assigned the job of constructing a modern airdrome from tangled algaroba brush and sugar cane fields adjacent to Pearl Harbor.
- The 535th Airlift, 96th Air Refueling, and 19th Fighter Squadrons are each hybrid units joined with the Hawaii Air National Guard's 204th Airlift, 203rd Air Refueling, and 199th Fighter Squadrons, respectively.
- 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 is a United States Air Force facility, named in honor of aviation pioneer Lieutenant Colonel Horace Meek Hickam.
Facts about Palmyra Airport (PMS):
- Palmyra Airport (PMS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Palmyra Airport (PMS) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,544 miles (18,579 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Palmyra Airport", another name for PMS is "مطار تدمر".
- The closest airport to Palmyra Airport (PMS) is Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ), which is located 117 miles (188 kilometers) ENE of PMS.