Nonstop flight route between Katima Mulilo, Namibia and Hana, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA), Katima Mulilo, Namibia and Hana Airport (HNM), Hana, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,218 miles (or 19,663 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 Katima Mulilo Airport and Hana 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 Katima Mulilo Airport and Hana Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between MPA and HNM makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Katima Mulilo Airport and Hana Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between MPA and HNM are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Katima Mulilo, Namibia and Hana, Hawaii, United States by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between MPA and HNM!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MPA / FYKM |
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Location: | Katima Mulilo, Namibia |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°38'3"S by 24°10'35"E |
Area Served: | Katima Mulilo, Namibia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3144 feet (958 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MPA |
More Information: | MPA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HNM / PHHN |
Airport Name: | Hana Airport |
Location: | Hana, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°47'44"N by 156°0'51"W |
Area Served: | Hana, Hawaii |
Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HNM |
More Information: | HNM Maps & Info |
Facts about Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA):
- The closest airport to Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) is Kasane Airport (BBK), which is located 66 miles (107 kilometers) ESE of MPA.
- The furthest airport from Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is nearly antipodal to Katima Mulilo Airport (meaning Katima Mulilo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kona International Airport at Keāhole), and is located 12,291 miles (19,780 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
- Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Katima Mulilo Airport", another name for MPA is "Mpacha Airport".
Facts about Hana Airport (HNM):
- Because of Hana Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Hana 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 Hana Airport (HNM) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Hana Airport (meaning Hana Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- The closest airport to Hana Airport (HNM) is Kahului Airport (OGG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) WNW of HNM.
- Hana Airport (HNM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Hana Airport is part of a centralized state structure governing all of the airports and seaports of Hawaiʻi.