Nonstop flight route between Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States and San Jose, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Molokai Airport (MKK), Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States and Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), San Jose, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,378 miles (or 3,827 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 relatively short distance between Molokai Airport and Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKK / PHMK |
| Airport Name: | Molokai Airport |
| Location: | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°9'10"N by 157°5'47"W |
| Area Served: | Kaunakakai, Hawaii |
| Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 454 feet (138 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MKK |
| More Information: | MKK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SJC / KSJC |
| Airport Name: | Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport |
| Location: | San Jose, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°21'46"N by 121°55'45"W |
| Area Served: | San Jose, California |
| Operator/Owner: | City of San Jose |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SJC |
| More Information: | SJC Maps & Info |
Facts about Molokai Airport (MKK):
- Because of Molokai Airport's relatively low elevation of 454 feet, planes can take off or land at Molokai 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.
- Island Air ended flights between Honolulu and Molokai Airport on April 1, 2014.
- The closest airport to Molokai Airport (MKK) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ENE of MKK.
- The passenger terminal complex and general aviation facilities are north of the runway intersection.
- Molokai Airport (MKK) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Molokai Airport (MKK) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Molokai Airport (meaning Molokai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,348 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
Facts about Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC):
- The closest airport to Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) is Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of SJC.
- The furthest airport from Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,363 miles (18,287 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) has 3 runways.
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport handled 8,357,384 passengers last year.
- After the September 11 attacks and the dot-com bubble burst in 2001, the city lost several flights.
- Because of Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International 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.
- In November 2005 a scaled-back plan was approved and announced.
- In October 2005, Hawaiian Airlines began daily nonstops to Honolulu.
- In 1939 Ernie Renzel, a wholesale grocer and future mayor of San Jose, led a group that negotiated an option to buy 483 acres of the Stockton Ranch from the Crocker family, to be the site of San Jose's airport.
- In the summer of 2009 American Airlines ended flights to Austin, Texas.
