Nonstop flight route between Honolulu, Hawaii, United States and Christmas Island, Kiribati:
Departure Airport:
(21°19'6"N by 157°55'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(1°59'9"N by 157°20'58"W)
Distance from HNL to CXI:
1,336.30 miles (2,150.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Honolulu International Airport (HNL), Honolulu, Hawaii, United States and Cassidy International Airport (CXI), Christmas Island, Kiribati would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,336 miles (or 2,151 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 relatively short distance between Honolulu International Airport and Cassidy International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HNL / PHNL |
| Airport Name: | Honolulu International Airport |
| Location: | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°19'6"N by 157°55'21"W |
| Area Served: | Honolulu, Island of O'ahu |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Hawaii |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 6 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HNL |
| More Information: | HNL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CXI / PLCH |
| Airport Name: | Cassidy International Airport |
| Location: | Christmas Island, Kiribati |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°59'9"N by 157°20'58"W |
| Area Served: | Kiritimati |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CXI |
| More Information: | CXI Maps & Info |
Facts about Honolulu International Airport (HNL):
- It is also the base for Aloha Air Cargo, which previously offered both passenger and cargo services under the name Aloha Airlines.
- The closest airport to Honolulu International Airport (HNL) is Hickam Field (HIK), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of HNL.
- Honolulu International Airport (HNL) has 6 runways.
- John Rodgers Airport was renamed Honolulu Airport in 1947.
- The furthest airport from Honolulu International Airport (HNL) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Honolulu International Airport (meaning Honolulu International Airport 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.
- Honolulu International Airport is part of a centralized state structure governing all of the airports and seaports of Hawaiʻi.
- Because of Honolulu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Honolulu International 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 Cassidy International Airport (CXI):
- Because of Cassidy International Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Cassidy International 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 Cassidy International Airport (CXI) is Ikela Airport (IKL), which is nearly antipodal to Cassidy International Airport (meaning Cassidy International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ikela Airport), and is located 12,367 miles (19,903 kilometers) away in Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- On 29 August 2008, Air Pacific announced they would suspend flights operating the airport from 2 September 2008.
- The closest airport to Cassidy International Airport (CXI) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is located 891 miles (1,433 kilometers) SSW of CXI.
- Cassidy International Airport is an airport located north of Banana, a settlement on Kiritimati in Kiribati.
- Cassidy International Airport (CXI) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |     |
| 2 | 9.54 miles (15.36 km) W | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 13.73 miles (22.10 km) NNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 25.24 miles (40.61 km) NW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 54.42 miles (87.58 km) ESE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 61.55 miles (99.05 km) E | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 72.65 miles (116.91 km) ESE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 84.18 miles (135.48 km) ESE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 100.45 miles (161.66 km) ESE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 101.67 miles (163.63 km) WNW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 115.11 miles (185.25 km) WNW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 115.49 miles (185.86 km) WNW | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 128.23 miles (206.36 km) ESE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 129.11 miles (207.78 km) WNW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 151.80 miles (244.30 km) ESE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,399.39 miles (19,954.84 km) SE | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 2 | 12,309.09 miles (19,809.51 km) SW | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 3 | 12,251.12 miles (19,716.22 km) S | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 4 | 12,221.84 miles (19,669.09 km) ESE | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 5 | 12,190.95 miles (19,619.39 km) SSE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 6 | 12,158.40 miles (19,567.00 km) SE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 7 | 12,155.46 miles (19,562.27 km) SW | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 8 | 12,154.65 miles (19,560.97 km) ESE | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |
| 9 | 12,147.85 miles (19,550.03 km) SSW | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 10 | 12,130.16 miles (19,521.55 km) ESE | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 11 | 12,123.05 miles (19,510.10 km) SW | Kasane Airport (BBK) | Kasane, Botswana | |
| 12 | 12,106.01 miles (19,482.68 km) SW | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | 12,105.57 miles (19,481.98 km) SW | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 14 | 12,104.39 miles (19,480.08 km) ESE | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 15 | 12,093.58 miles (19,462.68 km) SW | Livingstone Airport (LVI) | Livingstone, Zambia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 890.56 miles (1,433.22 km) SSW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 2 | 1,044.58 miles (1,681.09 km) WSW | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 1,229.76 miles (1,979.10 km) N | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 1,235.14 miles (1,987.75 km) N | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 1,238.50 miles (1,993.17 km) N | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 1,249.90 miles (2,011.52 km) N | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 1,266.96 miles (2,038.97 km) N | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 1,299.19 miles (2,090.84 km) N | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 1,302.72 miles (2,096.52 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 1,305.95 miles (2,101.72 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 1,308.19 miles (2,105.33 km) N | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 1,311.97 miles (2,111.41 km) N | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 1,312.77 miles (2,112.69 km) NW | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 14 | 1,319.03 miles (2,122.77 km) SSE | Maupiti Airport (MAU) | Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 1,324.40 miles (2,131.41 km) N | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,367.09 miles (19,902.85 km) SW | Ikela Airport (IKL) | Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 12,324.95 miles (19,835.04 km) SSW | Lodja Airport (LJA) | Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 3 | 12,267.24 miles (19,742.16 km) SE | Boende Airport (BNB) | Boende, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | 12,225.17 miles (19,674.45 km) SSW | Lusambo Airport (LBO) | Lusambo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | 12,214.69 miles (19,657.59 km) SE | Basongo Airport (BAN) | Basongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | 12,207.64 miles (19,646.24 km) SSW | Yangambi Airport (YAN) | Yangambi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | 12,202.38 miles (19,637.78 km) WSW | Kindu Airport (KND) | Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 8 | 12,184.71 miles (19,609.34 km) SW | Bangoka International Airport (FKI) | Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | 12,182.00 miles (19,604.97 km) E | Basango Mboliasa Airport (KRZ) | Kiri, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 12,166.09 miles (19,579.37 km) S | Kananga Airport (KGA) | Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 12,144.17 miles (19,544.10 km) SSW | Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) | Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | 12,140.82 miles (19,538.70 km) SE | Idiofa Airport (IDF) | Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 12,139.66 miles (19,536.84 km) SE | Basankusu Airport (BSU) | Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 12,138.75 miles (19,535.38 km) NNE | Lisala Airport (LIQ) | Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 15 | 12,135.41 miles (19,530.00 km) E | Inongo Airport (INO) | Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |