Nonstop flight route between Kütahya, Turkey and Kahului, Hawaii, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Zafer Airport (KZR), Kütahya, Turkey and Kahului Airport (OGG), Kahului, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,269 miles (or 13,307 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 Zafer Airport and Kahului 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 Zafer Airport and Kahului Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Zafer Airport (KZR):

• The airport's runway is 3,000 m long and 45 m wide.
• Zafer Airport is located in Kuyucak village of Altıntaş district 41 km south-southeast of Kütahya.
• In addition to being known as "Zafer Airport", another name for KZR is "Zafer Havalimanı".
• The furthest airport from Zafer Airport (KZR) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,281 miles (18,155 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Zafer Airport (KZR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Zafer Airport is an international regional airport that serves the cities of Kütahya, Afyonkarahisar and Uşak.
• The closest airport to Zafer Airport (KZR) is Afyon Airport (AFY), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SE of KZR.

Facts about Kahului Airport (OGG):

• Kahului Airport (OGG) has 2 runways.
• Kahului Airport covers 1,391 acres at an elevation of 54 feet above mean sea level.
• On April 28, 1988, Aloha Airlines Flight 243, a Boeing 737-200 interisland flight from Hilo Airport to Honolulu International Airport carrying 89 passengers and six crew members experienced rapid decompression when an 18 foot section of the fuselage roof and sides were torn from the aircraft.
• Aloha Island Air Flight 1712
• The furthest airport from Kahului Airport (OGG) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Kahului Airport (meaning Kahului Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,372 miles (19,911 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
• Because of Kahului Airport's relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at Kahului 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 Kahului Airport (OGG) is Kapalua Airport (JHM), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) WNW of OGG.
• All 20 aboard the aircraft died.
• Kahului Airport handled 5,346,694 passengers last year.