Nonstop flight route between Khon Kaen, Thailand and Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Khon Kaen Airport (KKC), Khon Kaen, Thailand and Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,532 miles (or 10,512 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 Khon Kaen Airport and Kona International Airport at Keāhole, 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 Khon Kaen Airport and Kona International Airport at Keāhole. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KKC / VTUK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Khon Kaen, Thailand | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°27'59"N by 102°47'1"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Military | 
| Airport Type: | Military/Public | 
| Elevation: | 670 feet (204 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KKC | 
| More Information: | KKC Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOA / PHKO | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°44'20"N by 156°2'44"W | 
| Area Served: | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii | 
| Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 47 feet (14 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KOA | 
| More Information: | KOA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Khon Kaen Airport (KKC):
- Because of Khon Kaen Airport's relatively low elevation of 670 feet, planes can take off or land at Khon Kaen 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 Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) is Udon Thani International Airport ท่าอากาศยานอุดรธานี (UTH), which is located 64 miles (102 kilometers) N of KKC.
- The furthest airport from Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is nearly antipodal to Khon Kaen Airport (meaning Khon Kaen Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maria Reiche Neuman Airport), and is located 12,250 miles (19,714 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
- In addition to being known as "Khon Kaen Airport", another name for KKC is "ท่าอากาศยานขอนแก่น".
- Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA):
- Prior to the 1970 airport expansion, tourism was centered on Hawaii's East side and the town of Hilo.
- Work is in progress to combine the existing terminals into one space as well as adding a second story to the terminals complex.
- Kona International is the only remaining major airport in the Hawaiian Islands where a mobile ramp is used to plane and deplane passengers.
- Runway extension to 11,000 feet was in 1994, making it the largest in the Hawaiian Islands after Honolulu.
- The closest airport to Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) is Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ENE of KOA.
- The furthest airport from Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Kona International Airport at Keāhole (meaning Kona International Airport at Keāhole is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- In addition to being known as "Kona International Airport at Keāhole", another name for KOA is "Kona International Airport".
- Because of Kona International Airport at Keāhole's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at Kona International Airport at Keāhole 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.
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole handled 2,649,493 passengers last year.
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) currently has only 1 runway.




