Nonstop flight route between Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga and Agadez, Niger:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lifuka Island Airport (HPA), Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga and Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY), Agadez, Niger would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,189 miles (or 19,617 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 Lifuka Island Airport and Mano Dayak International 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 Lifuka Island Airport and Mano Dayak International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between HPA and AJY makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Lifuka Island Airport and Mano Dayak International 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 HPA and AJY are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga and Agadez, Niger 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 HPA and AJY!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HPA / NFTL |
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Location: | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°46'36"S by 174°20'27"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HPA |
More Information: | HPA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AJY / DRZA |
Airport Name: | Mano Dayak International Airport |
Location: | Agadez, Niger |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°57'57"N by 8°0'0"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1657 feet (505 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AJY |
More Information: | AJY Maps & Info |
Facts about Lifuka Island Airport (HPA):
- The closest airport to Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) is Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) SSW of HPA.
- In addition to being known as "Lifuka Island Airport", another name for HPA is "Salote Pilolevu Airport".
- Because of Lifuka Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Lifuka Island 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.
- Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) is In Guezzam Airport (INF), which is nearly antipodal to Lifuka Island Airport (meaning Lifuka Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from In Guezzam Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,989 kilometers) away in In Guezzam, Algeria.
Facts about Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY):
- The furthest airport from Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) is Niue International Airport (IUE), which is nearly antipodal to Mano Dayak International Airport (meaning Mano Dayak International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Niue International Airport), and is located 12,237 miles (19,694 kilometers) away in Alofi, Niue.
- The closest airport to Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) is Arlit Airport (RLT), which is located 133 miles (214 kilometers) NNW of AJY.
- Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) currently has only 1 runway.