Nonstop flight route between Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States and Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States and General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL), Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,663 miles (or 4,286 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 General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International 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 General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International 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: | MXL / MMML |
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| Location: | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°37'50"N by 115°14'29"W |
| Area Served: | Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico |
| Airport Type: | Public, Military |
| Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXL |
| More Information: | MXL Maps & Info |
Facts about Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA):
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole handled 2,649,493 passengers last year.
- Construction crews from Bechtel Corporation had used three million pounds of dynamite to flatten the lava flow within 13 months.
- 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 (KOA) currently has only 1 runway.
- A small museum, the Astronaut Ellison S.
- 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 at Keahole Airport covers 2,700 acres at an elevation of 47 feet above mean sea level.
- 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.
- 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 full extent of the airport's impact and shift in tourism can be seen in Hawaii Island Strategic Plan for 2006 to 2015.
Facts about General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL):
- The General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport is located 20 kilometres east of the City of Mexicali.
- General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport Is an international airport located outside Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, near the U.S.-Mexico border.
- In addition to being known as "General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport", another name for MXL is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Mexicali General Rodolfo Sanchez Taboada".
- The furthest airport from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,543 miles (18,577 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada 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.
- General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) is Calexico International Airport (CXL), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) W of MXL.
- In 2012 the airport served 521,900 passengers, while in 2013 it served 496,000 passengers according to Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico.
- General Aviation Terminal and Airport Commander's Office.
- The airport has two aprons, one for commercial aviation, made of hydraulic concrete with three parking positions.
