Nonstop flight route between Madang, Papua New Guinea and Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Madang Airport (MAG), Madang, Papua New Guinea and Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,310 miles (or 6,936 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 Madang 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 Madang 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: | MAG / AYMD |
Airport Name: | Madang Airport |
Location: | Madang, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°12'29"S by 145°46'59"E |
Operator/Owner: | Papua New Guinea Office Of Civil Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAG |
More Information: | MAG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOA / PHKO |
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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 Madang Airport (MAG):
- The furthest airport from Madang Airport (MAG) is Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN), which is located 11,799 miles (18,988 kilometers) away in Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.
- Imperial Japanese Army Air Force
- The closest airport to Madang Airport (MAG) is Gusap Airport (GAP), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SSE of MAG.
- Madang Airport (MAG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA):
- The full extent of the airport's impact and shift in tourism can be seen in Hawaii Island Strategic Plan for 2006 to 2015.
- When the airport opened in 1970, it helped accelerate a shift of tourism from East Hawaii to West Hawaii.
- Kona International at Keahole Airport covers 2,700 acres at an elevation of 47 feet above mean sea level.
- Construction crews from Bechtel Corporation had used three million pounds of dynamite to flatten the lava flow within 13 months.
- 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 closest airport to Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) is Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ENE of 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.
- In addition to being known as "Kona International Airport at Keāhole", another name for KOA is "Kona International Airport".
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole handled 2,649,493 passengers last year.
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) currently has only 1 runway.