Nonstop flight route between La Serena, Chile and Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States:
Departure Airport:
(29°54'57"S by 71°11'57"W)
Arrival Airport:
(19°44'20"N by 156°2'44"W)
Distance from LSC to KOA:
6,595.65 miles (10,614.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Florida Airport (LSC), La Serena, Chile and Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,596 miles (or 10,615 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 La Florida Airport and Kona International Airport at Keāhole, 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 La Florida Airport and Kona International Airport at Keāhole. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LSC / SCSE |
| Airport Name: | La Florida Airport |
| Location: | La Serena, Chile |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°54'57"S by 71°11'57"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 481 feet (147 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LSC |
| More Information: | LSC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOA / PHKO |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Facts about La Florida Airport (LSC):
- Because of La Florida Airport's relatively low elevation of 481 feet, planes can take off or land at La Florida 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.
- La Florida Airport (LSC) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from La Florida Airport (LSC) is Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ), which is nearly antipodal to La Florida Airport (meaning La Florida Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,971 kilometers) away in Qianjiang, Chongqing, China.
- The closest airport to La Florida Airport (LSC) is Chamonate Airfield (CPO), which is located 187 miles (301 kilometers) NNE of LSC.
Facts about Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA):
- 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.
- 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.
- An environmental impact statement was prepared in 2005 to add a second runway.
- 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.
- The full extent of the airport's impact and shift in tourism can be seen in Hawaii Island Strategic Plan for 2006 to 2015.
- Japan Airlines' Kona-Tokyo flight that started in 1996 ended in 2010, so Hawaii Island's only scheduled international flight is to Vancouver.Hawaiian Airlines filed an application with the US Department of Transportation for nonstop flights from Kona to Tokyo's Haneda Airport restoring the link between the two cities after Japan Airlines ended flights to Narita Airport in 2010.
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole handled 2,649,493 passengers last year.
- Construction crews from Bechtel Corporation had used three million pounds of dynamite to flatten the lava flow within 13 months.
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Work is in progress to combine the existing terminals into one space as well as adding a second story to the terminals complex.
- In addition to being known as "Kona International Airport at Keāhole", another name for KOA is "Kona International Airport".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 187.14 miles (301.18 km) NNE | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile |     |
| 2 | 202.62 miles (326.08 km) SE | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 210.25 miles (338.36 km) S | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 4 | 241.44 miles (388.57 km) S | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 5 | 246.43 miles (396.58 km) SE | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 250.23 miles (402.70 km) N | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 263.96 miles (424.80 km) NNE | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 8 | 266.98 miles (429.65 km) E | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 9 | 307.68 miles (495.16 km) S | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 10 | 340.89 miles (548.61 km) ENE | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 11 | 361.74 miles (582.16 km) SSE | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 12 | 367.71 miles (591.77 km) SE | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 13 | 385.09 miles (619.75 km) ESE | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 14 | 396.74 miles (638.50 km) SSE | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 15 | 404.11 miles (650.35 km) ESE | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,409.20 miles (19,970.63 km) N | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China | |
| 2 | 12,387.27 miles (19,935.33 km) NW | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |
| 3 | 12,372.03 miles (19,910.80 km) NNE | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| 4 | 12,356.52 miles (19,885.85 km) NE | Liangping Airport (LIA) | Liangping, Chongqing, China | |
| 5 | 12,323.16 miles (19,832.16 km) WNW | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 6 | 12,319.75 miles (19,826.66 km) NE | Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX) | Dazhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 7 | 12,306.67 miles (19,805.62 km) E | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) | Chongqing, China | |
| 8 | 12,293.02 miles (19,783.65 km) NNW | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 9 | 12,287.09 miles (19,774.11 km) NW | Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) | Shennongjia, Hubei, China | |
| 10 | 12,270.85 miles (19,747.98 km) WNW | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 11 | 12,268.08 miles (19,743.51 km) ENE | Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) | Nanchong, Sichuan, China | |
| 12 | 12,257.34 miles (19,726.22 km) NNW | Zhijiang Airport (HJJ) | Zhijiang, Hubei, China | |
| 13 | 12,252.55 miles (19,718.52 km) WNW | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 14 | 12,243.74 miles (19,704.34 km) N | Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 15 | 12,242.57 miles (19,702.45 km) NE | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.48 miles (36.17 km) ENE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 30.51 miles (49.10 km) NE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 38.31 miles (61.66 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 64.87 miles (104.40 km) E | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 73.04 miles (117.54 km) N | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 83.92 miles (135.06 km) NNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 93.15 miles (149.91 km) NW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 93.84 miles (151.02 km) NNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 118.13 miles (190.12 km) NNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 119.04 miles (191.58 km) NW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 163.28 miles (262.78 km) NW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 163.28 miles (262.78 km) NW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 170.02 miles (273.61 km) NW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 176.58 miles (284.17 km) NW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 188.47 miles (303.31 km) NW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,399.15 miles (19,954.45 km) ESE | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 2 | 12,290.65 miles (19,779.84 km) S | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 3 | 12,283.01 miles (19,767.54 km) SSW | Kasane Airport (BBK) | Kasane, Botswana | |
| 4 | 12,269.29 miles (19,745.46 km) SW | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | 12,256.57 miles (19,724.99 km) SW | Livingstone Airport (LVI) | Livingstone, Zambia | |
| 6 | 12,236.13 miles (19,692.10 km) SE | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 7 | 12,222.52 miles (19,670.19 km) WSW | Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | 12,195.57 miles (19,626.82 km) ESE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 9 | 12,188.69 miles (19,615.75 km) WSW | Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) | Francistown, Botswana | |
| 10 | 12,145.44 miles (19,546.14 km) SSW | Ngoma Airport (ZGM) | Ngoma, Zambia | |
| 11 | 12,133.75 miles (19,527.32 km) ESE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 12 | 12,133.18 miles (19,526.42 km) W | Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | 12,122.59 miles (19,509.37 km) S | Mongu Airport (MNR) | Mongu, Western Province, Zambia | |
| 14 | 12,111.09 miles (19,490.87 km) SSE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 15 | 12,097.68 miles (19,469.29 km) S | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |