Nonstop flight route between Mbeya, Tanzania and Kapolei, Hawaii, United States:
Departure Airport:
(8°55'6"S by 33°27'43"E)
Arrival Airport:
(21°18'25"N by 158°4'13"W)
Distance from MBI to NAX:
11,287.24 miles (18,165.00 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mbeya Airport (MBI), Mbeya, Tanzania and Kalaeloa Airport (NAX), Kapolei, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,287 miles (or 18,165 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 Mbeya Airport and Kalaeloa 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 Mbeya Airport and Kalaeloa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBI / HTMB |
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| Location: | Mbeya, Tanzania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°55'6"S by 33°27'43"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Tanzania |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5600 feet (1,707 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MBI |
| More Information: | MBI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NAX / PHJR |
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| Location: | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°18'25"N by 158°4'13"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NAX |
| More Information: | NAX Maps & Info |
Facts about Mbeya Airport (MBI):
- The furthest airport from Mbeya Airport (MBI) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,553 miles (18,592 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Mbeya Airport (MBI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Mbeya Airport's high elevation of 5,600 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MBI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MBI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Mbeya Airport", another name for MBI is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Mbeya (Swahili)".
- The closest airport to Mbeya Airport (MBI) is Karonga Airport (KGJ), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) SSE of MBI.
Facts about Kalaeloa Airport (NAX):
- In addition to being known as "Kalaeloa Airport", other names for NAX include "John Rodgers Field", "none" and "JRF".
- Because of Kalaeloa Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalaeloa 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 furthest airport from Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Kalaeloa Airport (meaning Kalaeloa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,405 miles (19,964 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
- Kalaeloa Airport is part of a centralized state structure governing all of the airports and seaports of Hawaiʻi.
- Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) is Hickam Field (HIK), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) E of NAX.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 77.28 miles (124.37 km) SSE | Karonga Airport (KGJ) | Karonga, Malawi |     |
| 2 | 115.61 miles (186.05 km) SSE | Chelinda Airport (CEH) | Chelinda, Malawi | |
| 3 | 143.21 miles (230.48 km) WNW | Sumbawanga Airport (SUT) | Sumbawanga, Tanzania | |
| 4 | 145.39 miles (233.97 km) W | Mbala Airport (MMQ) | Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia | |
| 5 | 178.49 miles (287.25 km) SSE | Mzuzu Airport (ZZU) | Mzuzu, Malawi | |
| 6 | 178.76 miles (287.69 km) ENE | Iringa / Nduli Airport (IRI) | Iringa, Tanzania | |
| 7 | 182.26 miles (293.32 km) WSW | Kasama Airport (KAA) | Kasama, Zambia | |
| 8 | 193.21 miles (310.94 km) W | Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB) | Kasaba Bay, Zambia | |
| 9 | 250.62 miles (403.33 km) NE | Msalato International Airport– Proposed airport – (DOD) | Dodoma, Tanzania | |
| 10 | 282.99 miles (455.43 km) S | Kasungu Airport (KBQ) | Kasungu, Malawi | |
| 11 | 317.20 miles (510.48 km) SSW | Mfuwe Airport (MFU) | Mfuwe, Eastern Province, Zambia | |
| 12 | 324.82 miles (522.75 km) SSE | Lichinga Airport (VXC) | Lichinga, Mozambique | |
| 13 | 325.92 miles (524.51 km) S | Chipata Airport (CIP) | Chipata, Zambia | |
| 14 | 337.21 miles (542.69 km) S | Lilongwe International Airport Kamuzu International Airport (LLW) | Lilongwe, Malawi | |
| 15 | 342.81 miles (551.69 km) SSE | Salima Airport (LMB) | Salima, Malawi | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,552.64 miles (18,592.12 km) ENE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,498.49 miles (18,504.97 km) NE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,464.47 miles (18,450.23 km) NE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,457.99 miles (18,439.80 km) NE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,455.71 miles (18,436.13 km) NE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,436.01 miles (18,404.43 km) NE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,401.35 miles (18,348.65 km) NE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,378.77 miles (18,312.31 km) NE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,365.25 miles (18,290.56 km) NE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,362.66 miles (18,286.38 km) NE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,339.63 miles (18,249.31 km) NE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,337.47 miles (18,245.84 km) NE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,293.20 miles (18,174.60 km) NE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,293.20 miles (18,174.60 km) NE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,287.24 miles (18,165.00 km) NE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.54 miles (15.36 km) E | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 9.54 miles (15.36 km) E | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 12.42 miles (19.99 km) N | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 20.50 miles (33.00 km) NNW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 63.62 miles (102.39 km) E | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 70.93 miles (114.15 km) E | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 80.65 miles (129.80 km) ESE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 93.13 miles (149.88 km) ESE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 93.67 miles (150.74 km) WNW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 106.56 miles (171.50 km) WNW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 108.04 miles (173.87 km) NW | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 109.40 miles (176.06 km) ESE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 120.70 miles (194.24 km) WNW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 137.20 miles (220.79 km) ESE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 159.90 miles (257.33 km) ESE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,404.89 miles (19,963.68 km) SSE | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 2 | 12,302.90 miles (19,799.55 km) SW | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 3 | 12,251.13 miles (19,716.24 km) S | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 4 | 12,230.24 miles (19,682.61 km) ESE | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 5 | 12,194.87 miles (19,625.69 km) SSE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 6 | 12,164.25 miles (19,576.41 km) SSE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 7 | 12,163.63 miles (19,575.42 km) ESE | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |
| 8 | 12,149.16 miles (19,552.13 km) SW | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 9 | 12,143.86 miles (19,543.59 km) SSW | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 10 | 12,139.06 miles (19,535.87 km) ESE | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 11 | 12,117.39 miles (19,501.00 km) SW | Kasane Airport (BBK) | Kasane, Botswana | |
| 12 | 12,113.27 miles (19,494.36 km) ESE | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 13 | 12,099.35 miles (19,471.97 km) SW | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | |
| 14 | 12,098.05 miles (19,469.87 km) SW | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 15 | 12,087.22 miles (19,452.44 km) SW | Livingstone Airport (LVI) | Livingstone, Zambia | |