Nonstop flight route between Lihue, Hawaii, United States and Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lihue Airport (LIH), Lihue, Hawaii, United States and Ushuaia International Airport (USH), Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,490 miles (or 12,054 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 Ushuaia 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 Lihue Airport and Ushuaia 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: | 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: | USH / SAWH |
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Location: | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°50'35"S by 68°17'44"W |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Administration |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 102 feet (31 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from USH |
More Information: | USH Maps & Info |
Facts about Lihue Airport (LIH):
- Lihue Airport handled 2,416,812 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Lihue Airport (LIH) has 2 runways.
- The airport is the primary gateway to Kauai for visitors, and has several rental car facilities.
- The closest airport to Lihue Airport (LIH) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNW of LIH.
- 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.
Facts about Ushuaia International Airport (USH):
- The airport's name reflects Argentina's claims of sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, and could be translated as "Ushuaia – Argentine Malvinas International Airport".
- Ushuaia International Airport (USH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ushuaia International Airport (USH) is Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA), which is located 77 miles (123 kilometers) NNE of USH.
- Ushuaia International Airport is located 4 km south of the center of Ushuaia, a city on the island of Tierra del Fuego in the Tierra del Fuego Province of Argentina.
- Because of Ushuaia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Ushuaia 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.
- In addition to being known as "Ushuaia International Airport", another name for USH is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Ushuaia".
- The furthest airport from Ushuaia International Airport (USH) is Chita Kadala (HTA), which is nearly antipodal to Ushuaia International Airport (meaning Ushuaia International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chita Kadala), and is located 12,231 miles (19,684 kilometers) away in Chita, Russia.
- This small international airport was opened in 1995, replacing an older one.