Nonstop flight route between Lihue, Hawaii, United States and São Nicolau, Cape Verde:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lihue Airport (LIH), Lihue, Hawaii, United States and Preguiça Airport (SNE), São Nicolau, Cape Verde would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,393 miles (or 13,508 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 Lihue Airport and Preguiça 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 Lihue Airport and Preguiça Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LIH / PHLI |
Airport Name: | Lihue Airport |
Location: | Lihue, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°58'33"N by 159°20'20"W |
Area Served: | Lihue, Hawaii |
Operator/Owner: | State of Hawaii |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 153 feet (47 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LIH |
More Information: | LIH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNE / GVSN |
Airport Name: | Preguiça Airport |
Location: | São Nicolau, Cape Verde |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°35'16"N by 24°17'2"W |
Area Served: | Ribeira Brava |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos Seguranca Aera (ASA) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 669 feet (204 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SNE |
More Information: | SNE Maps & Info |
Facts about Lihue Airport (LIH):
- The furthest airport from Lihue Airport (LIH) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Lihue Airport (meaning Lihue Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
- The airport does not serve as a hub for any airline carrier.
- Because of Lihue Airport's relatively low elevation of 153 feet, planes can take off or land at Lihue 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.
- Lihue Airport handled 2,416,812 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Lihue Airport (LIH) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNW of LIH.
- Lihue Airport (LIH) has 2 runways.
Facts about Preguiça Airport (SNE):
- The closest airport to Preguiça Airport (SNE) is Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) WNW of SNE.
- The furthest airport from Preguiça Airport (SNE) is Misima Airport (MIS), which is located 11,986 miles (19,289 kilometers) away in Misima Island, Papua New Guinea.
- Preguiça Airport (SNE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Preguiça Airport's relatively low elevation of 669 feet, planes can take off or land at Preguiça 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.