Nonstop flight route between Norman, Oklahoma, United States and Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga:
Departure Airport:
(35°14'44"N by 97°28'19"W)
Arrival Airport:
(19°46'36"S by 174°20'27"W)
Distance from OUN to HPA:
6,300.22 miles (10,139.19 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between University of Oklahoma Max Westheimer Airport (OUN), Norman, Oklahoma, United States and Lifuka Island Airport (HPA), Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,300 miles (or 10,139 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 University of Oklahoma Max Westheimer Airport and Lifuka Island 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 University of Oklahoma Max Westheimer Airport and Lifuka Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OUN / KOUN |
| Airport Name: | University of Oklahoma Max Westheimer Airport |
| Location: | Norman, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°14'44"N by 97°28'19"W |
| Area Served: | Norman, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | University of Oklahoma |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1182 feet (360 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OUN |
| More Information: | OUN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HPA / NFTL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°46'36"S by 174°20'27"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Civil Aviation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HPA |
| More Information: | HPA Maps & Info |
Facts about University of Oklahoma Max Westheimer Airport (OUN):
- University of Oklahoma Max Westheimer Airport (OUN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to University of Oklahoma Max Westheimer Airport (OUN) is Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) NW of OUN.
- The furthest airport from University of Oklahoma Max Westheimer Airport (OUN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,853 miles (17,467 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Built as a civil airport on land donated by the Nuestadt family in the name of their uncle Max Westheimer to the University of Oklahoma and land from the city of Norman, Oklahoma, it was taken over by the U.S.
Facts about Lifuka Island Airport (HPA):
- Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Lifuka Island Airport", another name for HPA is "Salote Pilolevu Airport".
- Because of Lifuka Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Lifuka Island 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 Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) is In Guezzam Airport (INF), which is nearly antipodal to Lifuka Island Airport (meaning Lifuka Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from In Guezzam Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,989 kilometers) away in In Guezzam, Algeria.
- The closest airport to Lifuka Island Airport (HPA) is Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) SSW of HPA.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.51 miles (20.13 km) NW | Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |     |
| 2 | 12.64 miles (20.35 km) NNE | Tinker Air Force Base (TIK) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 3 | 22.24 miles (35.79 km) NNW | Wiley Post Airport (PWA) | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 4 | 29.81 miles (47.97 km) WSW | Chickasha Municipal Airport (CHK) | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 5 | 30.84 miles (49.62 km) ENE | Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL) | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 6 | 41.98 miles (67.56 km) N | Guthrie–Edmond Regional Airport (GOK) | Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 7 | 54.61 miles (87.88 km) ESE | Ada Municipal Airport (ADT) | Ada, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 8 | 59.34 miles (95.50 km) NE | Stroud Municipal Airport (SUD) | Stroud, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 9 | 60.25 miles (96.96 km) SSW | Halliburton Field (DUC) | Duncan, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 10 | 62.54 miles (100.64 km) NE | Cushing Municipal Airport (CUH) | Cushing, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 11 | 66.85 miles (107.58 km) SW | Henry Post Army Airfield (FSI) | Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 12 | 66.87 miles (107.62 km) NNE | Stillwater Regional Airport (SWO) | Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 13 | 69.91 miles (112.51 km) SSE | Ardmore Municipal Airport (ADM) | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 14 | 71.10 miles (114.42 km) SW | Lawton–Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW) | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States | |
| 15 | 78.46 miles (126.27 km) SSE | Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport (AHD) | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,853.48 miles (17,466.94 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,614.62 miles (17,082.54 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,609.72 miles (17,074.64 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,590.11 miles (17,043.08 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,569.67 miles (17,010.19 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,549.34 miles (16,977.47 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,537.31 miles (16,958.11 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 8 | 10,536.67 miles (16,957.09 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,533.19 miles (16,951.48 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,525.33 miles (16,938.84 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,524.20 miles (16,937.01 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 12 | 10,515.66 miles (16,923.27 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,508.77 miles (16,912.19 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,507.85 miles (16,910.70 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,504.51 miles (16,905.32 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 113.90 miles (183.31 km) SSW | Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) | Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga | |
| 2 | 291.70 miles (469.45 km) E | Niue International Airport (IUE) | Alofi, Niue | |
| 3 | 302.72 miles (487.18 km) NNW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 4 | 356.03 miles (572.98 km) WNW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 5 | 381.73 miles (614.34 km) WNW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 6 | 438.88 miles (706.31 km) NNE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 7 | 439.09 miles (706.65 km) NNE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 8 | 441.64 miles (710.75 km) WNW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 444.19 miles (714.85 km) NNE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 10 | 447.91 miles (720.84 km) NNE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 11 | 449.50 miles (723.40 km) NNE | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 12 | 450.65 miles (725.24 km) NNW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 466.30 miles (750.44 km) NNW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 14 | 473.44 miles (761.93 km) WNW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 15 | 473.72 miles (762.38 km) WNW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,420.74 miles (19,989.19 km) NNW | In Guezzam Airport (INF) | In Guezzam, Algeria | |
| 2 | 12,306.55 miles (19,805.42 km) WNW | Arlit Airport (RLT) | Arlit, Niger | |
| 3 | 12,226.72 miles (19,676.95 km) N | Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR) | Tamanrasset, Algeria | |
| 4 | 12,189.26 miles (19,616.67 km) NW | Mano Dayak International Airport (AJY) | Agadez, Niger | |
| 5 | 12,111.36 miles (19,491.30 km) ENE | Bordj Mokhtar Airport (BMW) | Bordj Badji Mokhtar, Algeria | |
| 6 | 12,097.71 miles (19,469.33 km) N | Tahoua Airport (THZ) | Tahoua, Niger | |
| 7 | 12,041.40 miles (19,378.71 km) NW | Djanet Tiska Airport (DJG) | Djanet, Algeria | |
| 8 | 11,992.56 miles (19,300.11 km) ENE | Gao International Airport (GAQ) | Gao, Mali | |
| 9 | 11,992.55 miles (19,300.09 km) NNW | Maradi Airport (MFQ) | Maradi, Niger | |
| 10 | 11,968.32 miles (19,261.10 km) NW | Ghat Airport (GHT) | Ghat, Libya | |
| 11 | 11,967.70 miles (19,260.09 km) NNW | Zinder Airport (ZND) | Zinder, Niger | |
| 12 | 11,944.41 miles (19,222.61 km) NNE | Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) | Niamey, Niger | |
| 13 | 11,930.92 miles (19,200.91 km) NE | Tambao Airport (TMQ) | Tambao, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 11,902.37 miles (19,154.96 km) NE | Gorom Gorom Airport (XGG) | Gorom Gorom, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 11,888.17 miles (19,132.10 km) NE | Dori Airport (DOR) | Dori, Burkina Faso | |