Nonstop flight route between Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga and Fort Rucker / Ozark, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lifuka Island Airport (HPA), Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga and Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR), Fort Rucker / Ozark, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,840 miles (or 11,007 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 Lowe Army Heliport (AHP), 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 Lowe Army Heliport (AHP). 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 |
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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: | LOR / KLOR |
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Location: | Fort Rucker / Ozark, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°21'20"N by 85°45'3"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 294 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from LOR |
More Information: | LOR 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.
- Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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 Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR):
- The closest airport to Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR) is Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) E of LOR.
- In addition to being known as "Lowe Army Heliport (AHP)", other names for LOR include "Lowe Army Heliport" and "Fort Rucker".
- Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR) has 4 runways.
- Because of Lowe Army Heliport (AHP)'s relatively low elevation of 294 feet, planes can take off or land at Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) 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 Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,213 miles (18,045 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.