Nonstop flight route between Jwaneng, Botswana and Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jwaneng Airport (JWA), Jwaneng, Botswana and Wheeler AAF (HHI), Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,160 miles (or 19,570 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 Jwaneng Airport and Wheeler AAF, 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 Jwaneng Airport and Wheeler AAF. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

The distance between JWA and HHI makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Jwaneng Airport and Wheeler AAF would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between JWA and HHI are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Jwaneng, Botswana and Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States by taking some connecting flights!

Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between JWA and HHI!

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Facts about Jwaneng Airport (JWA):

• Jwaneng Airport (JWA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Jwaneng Airport (JWA) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) ESE of JWA.
• In addition to being known as "Jwaneng Airport", another name for JWA is "Jwaneng".
• The furthest airport from Jwaneng Airport (JWA) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is nearly antipodal to Jwaneng Airport (meaning Jwaneng Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kalaupapa Airport), and is located 12,180 miles (19,601 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.

Facts about Wheeler AAF (HHI):

• The installation has a National Historic Landmark District in association with the attack on 7 December 1941.
• On 24 February 1952, the 1508th Support Squadron was organized to provide administrative and logistical support to activities at Wheeler AFB.
• Wheeler Army Airfield was constructed in the pattern of the Garden City.
• Because of Wheeler AAF's relatively low elevation of 843 feet, planes can take off or land at Wheeler AAF 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.
• 2nd Lieutenant Phil Rasmussen found an old, unscathed Curtiss P-36 Hawk and taxied it to a revetment where he had it loaded with ammunition.
• In October 1922, the photo section and intelligence units were returned to Luke Field.
• The furthest airport from Wheeler AAF (HHI) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Wheeler AAF (meaning Wheeler AAF is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
• There are 739 households out of which 77.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 89.7% are married couples living together, 6.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 2.0% are non-families.
• Wheeler AAF (HHI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Wheeler AAF (HHI) is Dillingham Airfield (HDH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of HHI.