Nonstop flight route between Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States and San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States and San Fernando Airport (FDO), San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,391 miles (or 11,894 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 Kona International Airport at Keāhole and San Fernando 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 Kona International Airport at Keāhole and San Fernando Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOA / PHKO |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FDO / SADF |
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| Location: | San Fernando, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°27'11"S by 58°35'21"W |
| Area Served: | San Fernando, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FDO |
| More Information: | FDO Maps & Info |
Facts about Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA):
- In addition to being known as "Kona International Airport at Keāhole", another name for KOA is "Kona International Airport".
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- Kona International is the only remaining major airport in the Hawaiian Islands where a mobile ramp is used to plane and deplane passengers.
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole handled 2,649,493 passengers last year.
- Japan Airlines' Kona-Tokyo flight that started in 1996 ended in 2010, so Hawaii Island's only scheduled international flight is to Vancouver.Hawaiian Airlines filed an application with the US Department of Transportation for nonstop flights from Kona to Tokyo's Haneda Airport restoring the link between the two cities after Japan Airlines ended flights to Narita Airport in 2010.
- 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.
- The full extent of the airport's impact and shift in tourism can be seen in Hawaii Island Strategic Plan for 2006 to 2015.
- Tourism has helped fuel Hawaii County's overall population growth.
- Runway extension to 11,000 feet was in 1994, making it the largest in the Hawaiian Islands after Honolulu.
Facts about San Fernando Airport (FDO):
- The closest airport to San Fernando Airport (FDO) is Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SE of FDO.
- Because of San Fernando Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at San Fernando 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.
- San Fernando Airport (FDO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "San Fernando Airport", another name for FDO is "Aeropuerto de San Fernando".
- The furthest airport from San Fernando Airport (FDO) is Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ), which is nearly antipodal to San Fernando Airport (meaning San Fernando Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yancheng Nanyang Airport), and is located 12,338 miles (19,855 kilometers) away in Yancheng, Jiangsu, China.
