Nonstop flight route between Limestone, Maine, United States and Honolulu, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Loring International Airport (LIZ), Limestone, Maine, United States and Hickam Field (HIK), Honolulu, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,156 miles (or 8,297 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 Loring International Airport and Hickam Field, 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 Loring International Airport and Hickam Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LIZ / |
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Location: | Limestone, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°57'0"N by 67°52'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | Loring Development Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 745 feet (227 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LIZ |
More Information: | LIZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIK / PHIK |
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Location: | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°19'6"N by 157°55'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 6 |
View all routes: | Routes from HIK |
More Information: | HIK Maps & Info |
Facts about Loring International Airport (LIZ):
- Loring International Airport (LIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Loring International Airport (LIZ) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,556 miles (18,598 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Loring International Airport's relatively low elevation of 745 feet, planes can take off or land at Loring 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 "Loring International Airport", another name for LIZ is "ME16".
- The closest airport to Loring International Airport (LIZ) is Caribou Municipal Airport (CAR), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SW of LIZ.
Facts about Hickam Field (HIK):
- On 22 March 1955, a United States Navy Douglas R6D-1 Liftmaster transport on descent to a landing in darkness and heavy rain strayed off course and crashed into Pali Kea Peak in the southern part of Oahu's Waianae Range, killing all 66 people on board.
- Part of United States Pacific Air Forces
- Because of Hickam Field's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Hickam Field 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, Hickam supports 140 tenant and associate units.
- In addition to being known as "Hickam Field", another name for HIK is "Part of United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)".
- The furthest airport from Hickam Field (HIK) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Hickam Field (meaning Hickam Field is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
- During World War II, the base became a major center for training pilots and assembling aircraft.
- Hickam was the principal army airfield in Hawaii and the only one large enough to accommodate the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber.
- The 15th Wing is composed of four groups each with specific functions.
- Hickam Field (HIK) has 6 runways.
- Hickam Field was completed and officially activated on September 15, 1938.
- The closest airport to Hickam Field (HIK) is Honolulu International Airport (HNL), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of HIK.