Nonstop flight route between Kunming, Yunnan, China and Honolulu, Hawaii, United States:
Departure Airport:
(25°6'6"N by 102°55'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(21°19'6"N by 157°55'21"W)
Distance from KMG to HNL:
6,138.79 miles (9,879.41 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG), Kunming, Yunnan, China and Honolulu International Airport (HNL), Honolulu, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,139 miles (or 9,879 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMG / ZPPP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kunming, Yunnan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°6'6"N by 102°55'45"E |
| Area Served: | Kunming, Yunnan, China |
| Operator/Owner: | Yunnan Airport Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6900 feet (2,103 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KMG |
| More Information: | KMG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HNL / PHNL |
| Airport Name: | Honolulu International Airport |
| Location: | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°19'6"N by 157°55'21"W |
| Area Served: | Honolulu, Island of O'ahu |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Hawaii |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 6 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HNL |
| More Information: | HNL Maps & Info |
Facts about Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG):
- Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Kunming Changshui International Airport", other names for KMG include "昆明长水国际机场" and "Kūnmíng Chángshuǐ Guójì Jīchǎng".
- Because of Kunming Changshui International Airport's high elevation of 6,900 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KMG. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KMG a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The main terminal was designed by architectural firm SOM with engineering firm Arup.
- The furthest airport from Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is nearly antipodal to Kunming Changshui International Airport (meaning Kunming Changshui International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chañaral Airport), and is located 12,026 miles (19,353 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- The main 548,300 m2 terminal of Changshui Airport is the second largest terminal building in China.
- The closest airport to Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) is Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH), which is located 138 miles (222 kilometers) SE of KMG.
- Construction began in 2009 and at the time was reported to be named the Zheng He International Airport.
Facts about Honolulu International Airport (HNL):
- The furthest airport from Honolulu International Airport (HNL) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Honolulu International Airport (meaning Honolulu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
- Honolulu International Airport (HNL) has 6 runways.
- All Nippon Airways has its Honolulu Office in Airport Building 47.
- The entire terminal complex features twenty-four-hour medical services, restaurants, shopping centers and a business center with conference rooms for private use.
- It is also the base for Aloha Air Cargo, which previously offered both passenger and cargo services under the name Aloha Airlines.
- By 2012 Hawaiian Airlines was re-establishing Honolulu Airport as a connecting hub between the United States mainland and the Asia-Pacific region.
- Because of Honolulu International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Honolulu 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.
- John Rodgers Airport was renamed Honolulu Airport in 1947.
- The closest airport to Honolulu International Airport (HNL) is Hickam Field (HIK), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of HNL.
- The airport has four major runways, which it shares with the adjacent Hickam Air Force Base.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 138.25 miles (222.50 km) SE | Wenshan Puzhehei Airport (WNH) | Wenshan, Yunnan, China |     |
| 2 | 162.12 miles (260.90 km) NNE | Zhaotong Airport (ZAT) | Zhaotong, Yunnan, China | |
| 3 | 167.34 miles (269.31 km) WNW | Dali Airport (DLU) | Dali, Yunnan, China | |
| 4 | 199.23 miles (320.62 km) WNW | Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) | Lijiang City, Yunnan, China | |
| 5 | 200.02 miles (321.90 km) ENE | Anshun Huangguoshu Airport (AVA) | Anshu, Guizhou Province, China | |
| 6 | 204.73 miles (329.48 km) NNW | Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) | Qingshan, China | |
| 7 | 205.56 miles (330.82 km) WSW | Lincang Airport (LNJ) | Lincang, Yunnan, China | |
| 8 | 211.41 miles (340.23 km) NE | Bijie Feixiong Airport (BFJ) | Guizhou Province, China | |
| 9 | 235.37 miles (378.79 km) W | Baoshan Yunduan Airport (BSD) | Baoshan, Yunnan, China | |
| 10 | 256.02 miles (412.02 km) S | Dien Bien Phu Airport (DIN) | Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam | |
| 11 | 256.10 miles (412.16 km) SSW | Xishuangbanna Gasa International Airport (JHG) | Jinghong, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China | |
| 12 | 260.44 miles (419.13 km) ENE | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) | Guiyang, Guizhou, China | |
| 13 | 270.93 miles (436.02 km) ESE | Baise Bama Airport (AEB) | Baise, Guangxi, China | |
| 14 | 273.92 miles (440.83 km) NW | Dêqên Shangri-La Airport (DIG) | Shangri-La, Yunnan, China | |
| 15 | 274.20 miles (441.28 km) NNE | Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP) | Yibin, Sichuan, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,025.62 miles (19,353.31 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,004.10 miles (19,318.68 km) WSW | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,997.21 miles (19,307.59 km) WSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,977.06 miles (19,275.16 km) WSW | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 5 | 11,974.45 miles (19,270.97 km) WSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,946.96 miles (19,226.72 km) SW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,896.54 miles (19,145.58 km) SW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,889.97 miles (19,135.00 km) WSW | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,806.44 miles (19,000.58 km) SW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,801.10 miles (18,991.98 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ARI) | Arica, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,801.10 miles (18,991.98 km) SW | Chacalluta International Airport (ACM) | Arica, Amazonas, Colombia | |
| 12 | 11,798.21 miles (18,987.33 km) SSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,750.36 miles (18,910.32 km) SSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 14 | 11,744.91 miles (18,901.56 km) SW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,740.18 miles (18,893.95 km) WSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 9.54 miles (15.36 km) W | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 13.73 miles (22.10 km) NNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 25.24 miles (40.61 km) NW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 54.42 miles (87.58 km) ESE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 61.55 miles (99.05 km) E | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 72.65 miles (116.91 km) ESE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 84.18 miles (135.48 km) ESE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 100.45 miles (161.66 km) ESE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 101.67 miles (163.63 km) WNW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 115.11 miles (185.25 km) WNW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 115.49 miles (185.86 km) WNW | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 128.23 miles (206.36 km) ESE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 129.11 miles (207.78 km) WNW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 151.80 miles (244.30 km) ESE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,399.39 miles (19,954.84 km) SE | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 2 | 12,309.09 miles (19,809.51 km) SW | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 3 | 12,251.12 miles (19,716.22 km) S | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 4 | 12,221.84 miles (19,669.09 km) ESE | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 5 | 12,190.95 miles (19,619.39 km) SSE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 6 | 12,158.40 miles (19,567.00 km) SE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 7 | 12,155.46 miles (19,562.27 km) SW | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 8 | 12,154.65 miles (19,560.97 km) ESE | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |
| 9 | 12,147.85 miles (19,550.03 km) SSW | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 10 | 12,130.16 miles (19,521.55 km) ESE | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 11 | 12,123.05 miles (19,510.10 km) SW | Kasane Airport (BBK) | Kasane, Botswana | |
| 12 | 12,106.01 miles (19,482.68 km) SW | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | 12,105.57 miles (19,481.98 km) SW | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 14 | 12,104.39 miles (19,480.08 km) ESE | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 15 | 12,093.58 miles (19,462.68 km) SW | Livingstone Airport (LVI) | Livingstone, Zambia | |