Nonstop flight route between Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan and Hanalei, Hawaii, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Komatsu Airport (KMQ), Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan and Princeville Airport (HPV), Hanalei, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,917 miles (or 6,303 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 Komatsu Airport and Princeville 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 Komatsu Airport and Princeville Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Komatsu Airport (KMQ):

• The airport is located near the Hokuriku Expressway.
• In addition to being known as "Komatsu Airport", other names for KMQ include "小松飛行場" and "Komatsu Hikōjō".
• The base was handed over to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force in 1958 and designated as a jet fighter base in 1960.
• Komatsu Airport (KMQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Ishikawa Prefecture set aside funds for an airport promotion committee in 2012 amid expectations that the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen in 2015 would impact traffic on the Komatsu-Tokyo route.
• The airport was originally a base of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
• Because of Komatsu Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Komatsu 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 Komatsu Airport (KMQ) is Fukui Airport (FKJ), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) SSW of KMQ.
• The furthest airport from Komatsu Airport (KMQ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,864 miles (19,093 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.

Facts about Princeville Airport (HPV):

• The furthest airport from Princeville Airport (HPV) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Princeville Airport (meaning Princeville Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,888 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
• In addition to being known as "Princeville Airport", another name for HPV is "HI01".
• Because of Princeville Airport's relatively low elevation of 344 feet, planes can take off or land at Princeville 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.
• Princeville Airport (HPV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Princeville Airport (HPV) is Lihue Airport (LIH), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSE of HPV.