Nonstop flight route between Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States and Lilongwe, Malawi:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States and Lilongwe International Airport Kamuzu International Airport (LLW), Lilongwe, Malawi would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,563 miles (or 18,608 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 Lilongwe International Airport Kamuzu 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 Kalaupapa Airport and Lilongwe International Airport Kamuzu 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: | 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: | LLW / FWKI |
Airport Name: | Lilongwe International Airport Kamuzu International Airport |
Location: | Lilongwe, Malawi |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°47'21"S by 33°46'50"E |
Area Served: | Lilongwe, Malawi |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4035 feet (1,230 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LLW |
More Information: | LLW Maps & Info |
Facts about Kalaupapa Airport (LUP):
- Kalaupapa Airport covers an area of 55 acres at an elevation of 24 feet above mean sea level.
- Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) currently has only 1 runway.
- On December 11, 2013, a Makani Kai Air Cessna Grand Caravan bound for Honolulu crashed into the ocean shortly after taking off from Kalauapapa.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) is Molokai Airport (MKK), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) WSW of LUP.
- 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.
Facts about Lilongwe International Airport Kamuzu International Airport (LLW):
- Lilongwe International Airport Kamuzu International Airport handled 296,190 passengers last year.
- Because of Lilongwe International Airport Kamuzu International Airport's high elevation of 4,035 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LLW. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LLW a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Lilongwe International Airport Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,724 miles (18,867 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Lilongwe International Airport Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) is Salima Airport (LMB), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) E of LLW.
- Lilongwe International Airport Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) currently has only 1 runway.