Nonstop flight route between Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States and Point Hope, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States and Point Hope Airport (PHO), Point Hope, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,391 miles (or 5,457 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 Point Hope 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 Point Hope 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: | PHO / PAPO |
Airport Name: | Point Hope Airport |
Location: | Point Hope, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 68°20'56"N by 166°47'57"W |
Area Served: | Point Hope, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PHO |
More Information: | PHO Maps & Info |
Facts about Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA):
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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".
- 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.
- When the airport opened in 1970, it helped accelerate a shift of tourism from East Hawaii to West Hawaii.
- In its first full year, 515,378 passengers passed through the new open-air tropical-style terminals.
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole handled 2,649,493 passengers last year.
- 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 state government of Hawaiʻi facility operates a runway and a terminal complex of single story buildings along the eastern edge of the airfield for passengers, air cargo and mail, airport support, and general aviation.
- 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.
Facts about Point Hope Airport (PHO):
- Because of Point Hope Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Hope 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 Point Hope Airport (PHO) is Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) NNE of PHO.
- Point Hope Airport (PHO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Point Hope Airport (PHO) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,434 miles (16,792 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.