Nonstop flight route between Hanalei, Hawaii, United States and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Princeville Airport (HPV), Hanalei, Hawaii, United States and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,264 miles (or 6,862 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 Princeville Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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 Princeville Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Princeville Airport (HPV):

• The furthest airport from Princeville Airport (HPV) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Princeville Airport (meaning Princeville Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,888 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
• The closest airport to Princeville Airport (HPV) is Lihue Airport (LIH), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSE of HPV.
• Princeville Airport (HPV) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Princeville Airport", another name for HPV is "HI01".
• Because of Princeville Airport's relatively low elevation of 344 feet, planes can take off or land at Princeville 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY):

• On July 11, 2001, the airport was renamed after jazz musician Louis Armstrong in honor of the centennial of his birth.
• The closest airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Lakefront Airport (NEW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MSY.
• Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has 2 runways.
• National Airlines was flying into New Orleans by 1938.
• In addition to being known as "Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport", another name for MSY is "Moisant Field".
• Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport was once a major gateway for Latin American travel from the United States.
• The airport was closed to commercial air traffic on August 28, 2005, shortly before Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, and it remained closed as floods affected the city.
• Plans for Moisant Field began in 1940, as evidence mounted that New Orleans' older Shushan Airport was too small.
• Because of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,905 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.