Nonstop flight route between Hana, Hawaii, United States and Jwaneng, Botswana:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hana Airport (HNM), Hana, Hawaii, United States and Jwaneng Airport (JWA), Jwaneng, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,170 miles (or 19,586 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 Hana Airport and Jwaneng 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 Hana Airport and Jwaneng Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between HNM and JWA makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Hana Airport and Jwaneng Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between HNM and JWA are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Hana, Hawaii, United States and Jwaneng, Botswana by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between HNM and JWA!

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Facts about Hana Airport (HNM):

• The furthest airport from Hana Airport (HNM) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Hana Airport (meaning Hana Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
• Hana Airport (HNM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Hana Airport is the destination in the "Hawaiian Checkout" mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
• The closest airport to Hana Airport (HNM) is Kahului Airport (OGG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) WNW of HNM.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,462 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 682 enplanements in 2009, and 132 in 2010.
• Because of Hana Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Hana 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 Jwaneng Airport (JWA):

• In addition to being known as "Jwaneng Airport", another name for JWA is "Jwaneng".
• Jwaneng Airport (JWA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Jwaneng Airport (JWA) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) ESE of JWA.
• The furthest airport from Jwaneng Airport (JWA) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is nearly antipodal to Jwaneng Airport (meaning Jwaneng Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kalaupapa Airport), and is located 12,180 miles (19,601 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.