Nonstop flight route between Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States and Bethel, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States and Bethel Airport (BET), Bethel, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,744 miles (or 4,416 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 Kalaupapa Airport and Bethel 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 Kalaupapa Airport and Bethel Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUP / PHLU |
Airport Name: | Kalaupapa Airport |
Location: | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°12'39"N by 156°58'24"W |
Area Served: | Kalaupapa, Hawaii |
Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LUP |
More Information: | LUP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BET / PABE |
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Location: | Bethel, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°46'42"N by 161°50'13"W |
Area Served: | Bethel, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BET |
More Information: | BET Maps & Info |
Facts about Kalaupapa Airport (LUP):
- The closest airport to Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) is Molokai Airport (MKK), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) WSW of LUP.
- Kalaupapa Airport is part of a centralized state structure governing all of the airports and seaports of Hawaii.
- Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Kalaupapa Airport (meaning Kalaupapa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,347 miles (19,871 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- Because of Kalaupapa Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalaupapa 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.
- Kalaupapa Airport covers an area of 55 acres at an elevation of 24 feet above mean sea level.
Facts about Bethel Airport (BET):
- In addition to being known as "Bethel Airport", other names for BET include "(former Bethel Air Base)" and "(former Todd Army Airfield)".
- Because of Bethel Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Bethel 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 Bethel Airport (BET) is Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) E of BET.
- The furthest airport from Bethel Airport (BET) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,584 miles (17,034 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Bethel Airport covers an area of 1,056 acres at an elevation of 126 feet above mean sea level.
- Bethel Airport (BET) has 3 runways.
- Construction began September 21, 1941, and the airfield was activated July 4, 1942.