Nonstop flight route between Iki, Iki Island, Japan and Kamuela, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Iki Airport (IKI), Iki, Iki Island, Japan and Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE), Kamuela, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,597 miles (or 7,398 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 Iki Airport and Waimea-Kohala 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 Iki Airport and Waimea-Kohala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IKI / RJDB |
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| Location: | Iki, Iki Island, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°44'57"N by 129°47'8"E |
| Area Served: | Iki, Nagasaki, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 41 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IKI |
| More Information: | IKI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MUE / PHMU |
| Airport Name: | Waimea-Kohala Airport |
| Location: | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°0'5"N by 155°40'5"W |
| Area Served: | Kamuela, Hawaii |
| Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2671 feet (814 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MUE |
| More Information: | MUE Maps & Info |
Facts about Iki Airport (IKI):
- In addition to being known as "Iki Airport", other names for IKI include "壱岐空港" and "Iki Kūkō".
- Because of Iki Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Iki 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 Iki Airport (IKI) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Iki Airport (meaning Iki Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,275 miles (19,755 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Iki Airport (IKI) is Fukuoka Airport (FUK), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) ESE of IKI.
- Iki Airport (IKI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE):
- Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Waimea-Kohala Airport (meaning Waimea-Kohala Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,378 miles (19,921 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- Previously, Pacific Wings operated service to Honolulu and Kahului.
- The closest airport to Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) is Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of MUE.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 407 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 313 enplanements in 2009, and 47 in 2010.
