Nonstop flight route between Hilo, Hawaii, United States and Kumasi, Ghana:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hilo International Airport (ITO), Hilo, Hawaii, United States and Kumasi Airport (KMS), Kumasi, Ghana would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,869 miles (or 15,883 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 Hilo International Airport and Kumasi 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 Hilo International Airport and Kumasi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hilo International Airport (ITO):

• Hilo International Airport's proximity to residential areas has made noise abatement a persistent concern in the airport's development and operations.
• Hilo International Airport handled 1,279,342 passengers last year.
• A groundbreaking ceremony for a new terminal building was held on July 17, 1952.
• Hilo International Airport (ITO) has 2 runways.
• In 1927 the Territory of Hawaii legislature passed Act 257, authorizing the expenditure of $25,000 for the construction of a landing strip in Hilo.
• Although designed as the second gateway into and out of Hawaiʻi, for many years Hilo had been Hawaiʻi's only major airport lacking non-stop flights to North America.
• Because of Hilo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Hilo 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 closest airport to Hilo International Airport (ITO) is Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) W of ITO.
• In the wake of ATA's bankruptcy, the Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported an undisclosed major U.S.
• The furthest airport from Hilo International Airport (ITO) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Hilo International Airport (meaning Hilo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,336 miles (19,854 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.

Facts about Kumasi Airport (KMS):

• Because of Kumasi Airport's relatively low elevation of 942 feet, planes can take off or land at Kumasi 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.
• Kumasi Airport (KMS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Kumasi Airport (KMS) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Kumasi Airport (meaning Kumasi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,301 miles (19,796 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
• The project, valued at about $300 million, would see the construction of a new two-storey ultra-modern terminal, restaurants, shopping and parking areas, and a ring road around the airport.
• The closest airport to Kumasi Airport (KMS) is Sunyani Airport (NYI), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) NW of KMS.