Nonstop flight route between Lahaina, Hawaii, United States and Reno, Nevada, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kapalua Airport (JHM), Lahaina, Hawaii, United States and Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO), Reno, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,523 miles (or 4,060 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 Kapalua Airport and Reno–Tahoe 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 Kapalua Airport and Reno–Tahoe 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 Kapalua Airport (JHM):

• Because of Kapalua Airport's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Kapalua 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 Kapalua Airport (JHM) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Kapalua Airport (meaning Kapalua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,368 miles (19,904 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
• Kapalua Airport (JHM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Named for the Kapalua Resort a few miles to the north, the airport replaced the Kaanapali Airport, which had an even shorter runway, in 1987 to allow valuable coastal land to be developed.
• Mahalo Air, which operated between 1993 and 1997, also served Kapalua with flights to Honolulu using ATR 42 twin turboprop aircraft.
• The closest airport to Kapalua Airport (JHM) is Kahului Airport (OGG), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) ESE of JHM.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 52,328 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 42,416 enplanements in 2009, and 40,060 in 2010.
• JTB Hawaii, an affiliate company of Japanese travel agent JTB Corporation, operates its customer service outlet located in the lobby.

Facts about Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO):

• The airport celebrated 75 years of service in November 2003.
• The airport was built in 1929 by Boeing Transport Inc.
• Reno–Tahoe International Airport handled 3,431,986 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,175 miles (17,984 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The Nevada Air National Guard has the 152nd Airlift Wing southwest of the airport's main terminal.
• In the fall of 2010, the airport opened a new 200-foot ATCT replacing the old control tower for more than 50 years.
• Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) is Carson Airport (CSN), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) S of RNO.
• Because of Reno–Tahoe International Airport's high elevation of 4,415 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RNO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RNO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.