Nonstop flight route between Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga and Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands:
Departure Airport:
(19°46'36"S by 174°20'27"W)
Arrival Airport:
(16°43'42"N by 169°32'3"W)
Distance from HPA to JON:
2,543.29 miles (4,093.02 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lifuka Island Airport (HPA), Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga and Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,543 miles (or 4,093 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 Johnston Atoll 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 Johnston Atoll Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HPA / NFTL |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | JON / PJON |
| Airport Name: | Johnston Atoll Airport |
| Location: | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°43'42"N by 169°32'3"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JON |
| More Information: | JON Maps & Info |
Facts about Lifuka Island Airport (HPA):
- 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.
- 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".
- 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 Johnston Atoll Airport (JON):
- Because of Johnston Atoll Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Johnston Atoll 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.
- Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) currently has only 1 runway.
- Johnston Atoll Airport is located on the Johnston Atoll in the United States Minor Outlying Islands, in the Pacific Ocean several hundred kilometers southwest of Hawaii.
- The furthest airport from Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) is Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD), which is nearly antipodal to Johnston Atoll Airport (meaning Johnston Atoll Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lubango Mukanka Airport), and is located 12,195 miles (19,627 kilometers) away in Lubango, Angola.
- The closest airport to Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is located 733 miles (1,179 kilometers) ENE of JON.
- In February 1941 Johnston Atoll was designated as a Naval Defensive Sea Area and Airspace Reservation.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 113.90 miles (183.31 km) SSW | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga |     |
| 2 | 291.70 miles (469.45 km) E | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 3 | 302.72 miles (487.18 km) NNW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 4 | 356.03 miles (572.98 km) WNW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 5 | 381.73 miles (614.34 km) WNW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 6 | 438.88 miles (706.31 km) NNE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 7 | 439.09 miles (706.65 km) NNE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 8 | 441.64 miles (710.75 km) WNW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 444.19 miles (714.85 km) NNE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 10 | 447.91 miles (720.84 km) NNE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 11 | 449.50 miles (723.40 km) NNE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 12 | 450.65 miles (725.24 km) NNW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 466.30 miles (750.44 km) NNW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 14 | 473.44 miles (761.93 km) WNW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 15 | 473.72 miles (762.38 km) WNW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,420.74 miles (19,989.19 km) NNW | In Guezzam Airport (INF) | In Guezzam, Algeria | |
| 2 | 12,306.55 miles (19,805.42 km) WNW | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |
| 3 | 12,226.72 miles (19,676.95 km) N | Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR) | Tamanrasset, Algeria | |
| 4 | 12,189.26 miles (19,616.67 km) NW | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 5 | 12,111.36 miles (19,491.30 km) ENE | Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW) | Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria | |
| 6 | 12,097.71 miles (19,469.33 km) N | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 7 | 12,041.40 miles (19,378.71 km) NW | Djanet Tiska Airport (DJG) | Djanet, Algeria | |
| 8 | 11,992.56 miles (19,300.11 km) ENE | Gao International Airport (GAQ) | Gao, Mali | |
| 9 | 11,992.55 miles (19,300.09 km) NNW | Maradi Airport (MFQ) | Maradi, Niger | |
| 10 | 11,968.32 miles (19,261.10 km) NW | Ghat Airport (GHT) | Ghat, Libya | |
| 11 | 11,967.70 miles (19,260.09 km) NNW | Zinder Airport (ZND) | Zinder, Niger | |
| 12 | 11,944.41 miles (19,222.61 km) NNE | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 13 | 11,930.92 miles (19,200.91 km) NE | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 11,902.37 miles (19,154.96 km) NE | Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 11,888.17 miles (19,132.10 km) NE | Dori Airport (DOR) | Dori, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 732.87 miles (1,179.44 km) ENE | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 739.15 miles (1,189.55 km) ENE | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 756.72 miles (1,217.82 km) ENE | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 758.11 miles (1,220.05 km) ENE | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 811.92 miles (1,306.65 km) ENE | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 812.55 miles (1,307.67 km) ENE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 818.84 miles (1,317.80 km) ENE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 821.72 miles (1,322.43 km) ENE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 821.72 miles (1,322.43 km) ENE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 868.00 miles (1,396.91 km) ENE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 869.25 miles (1,398.91 km) ENE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 876.78 miles (1,411.04 km) ENE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 890.00 miles (1,432.31 km) ENE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 903.71 miles (1,454.38 km) ENE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 908.96 miles (1,462.82 km) ENE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,195.43 miles (19,626.59 km) WSW | Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) | Lubango, Angola | |
| 2 | 12,139.12 miles (19,535.97 km) W | Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) | Xangongo, Angola | |
| 3 | 12,091.02 miles (19,458.56 km) SW | Benguela Airport (BUG) | Benguela, Angola | |
| 4 | 12,011.89 miles (19,331.22 km) WSW | Halali Airport (HAL) | Halali, Namibia | |
| 5 | 11,991.37 miles (19,298.19 km) SW | Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport (NOV) | Huambo, Angola | |
| 6 | 11,956.55 miles (19,242.15 km) SW | Waku Kungo Airport/Cela (CEO) | Waco Kungo, Angola | |
| 7 | 11,943.67 miles (19,221.43 km) SW | Arandis Airport (ADI) | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia | |
| 8 | 11,926.69 miles (19,194.10 km) SSW | Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Walvis Bay, Namibia | |
| 9 | 11,896.45 miles (19,145.44 km) WSW | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |
| 10 | 11,882.79 miles (19,123.46 km) SW | Aeroporto de Andulo (ANL) | Andulo, Angola | |
| 11 | 11,862.02 miles (19,090.02 km) SSW | Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) | Luanda, Angola | |
| 12 | 11,849.37 miles (19,069.67 km) W | Cuito Cuanavale Airport (CTI) | Cuito Cuanavale, Angola | |
| 13 | 11,845.00 miles (19,062.64 km) SW | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 14 | 11,832.32 miles (19,042.23 km) SW | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 15 | 11,820.71 miles (19,023.54 km) W | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |