Nonstop flight route between Hydaburg, Alaska, United States and Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hydaburg Seaplane Base (HYG), Hydaburg, Alaska, United States and Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,661 miles (or 4,282 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 Hydaburg Seaplane Base and Kalaupapa 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 Hydaburg Seaplane Base and Kalaupapa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HYG / PAHY |
| Airport Name: | Hydaburg Seaplane Base |
| Location: | Hydaburg, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°12'23"N by 132°49'41"W |
| Area Served: | Hydaburg, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HYG |
| More Information: | HYG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUP / PHLU |
| Airport Name: | Kalaupapa Airport |
| Location: | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°12'39"N by 156°58'24"W |
| Area Served: | Kalaupapa, Hawaii |
| Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUP |
| More Information: | LUP Maps & Info |
Facts about Hydaburg Seaplane Base (HYG):
- Because of Hydaburg Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Hydaburg Seaplane Base 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 Hydaburg Seaplane Base (HYG) is Waterfall Seaplane Base (KWF), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) WNW of HYG.
- Scheduled airline passenger service is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.
- Hydaburg Seaplane Base (HYG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hydaburg Seaplane Base (HYG) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 10,651 miles (17,140 kilometers) away in Port Alfred, South Africa.
Facts about Kalaupapa Airport (LUP):
- Facilities include a small passenger terminal and airport support areas.
- The furthest airport from Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Kalaupapa Airport (meaning Kalaupapa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,347 miles (19,871 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- Kalaupapa Airport is a regional public use airport of the State of Hawaii, located on the northern peninsula of the island of Molokaʻi, two nautical miles north of Kalaupapa Settlement, in Kalawao County.
- Because of Kalaupapa Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalaupapa 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.
- Kalaupapa Airport is part of a centralized state structure governing all of the airports and seaports of Hawaii.
- Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) is Molokai Airport (MKK), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) WSW of LUP.
