Nonstop flight route between Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States and Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Port Allen Airport (PAK), Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States and King Shaka International (DUR), Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,584 miles (or 18,642 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 Port Allen Airport and King Shaka International, 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 Port Allen Airport and King Shaka International. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Port Allen Airport (PAK):

• Port Allen Airport (PAK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Port Allen Airport is a regional airport of the State of Hawai'i.
• Because of Port Allen Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Allen 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.
• Port Allen Airport is part of a centralized state structure governing all of the airports and seaports of Hawai'i.
• The furthest airport from Port Allen Airport (PAK) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Port Allen Airport (meaning Port Allen Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,355 miles (19,883 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
• The airport has separate parking areas for fixed wing aircraft and helicopters and a public parking area.
• In addition to being known as "Port Allen Airport", another name for PAK is "PHPA".
• The closest airport to Port Allen Airport (PAK) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) NW of PAK.

Facts about King Shaka International (DUR):

• Neighbouring communities are Tongaat to the north-west, Verulam to the south-west, and Umdloti to the south-east.
• The furthest airport from King Shaka International (DUR) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,682 miles (18,801 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
• On 27 January 2014 the worlds largest passenger aircraft, an Airbus A380-800 of British Airways landed at KSIA becoming the first A380 to do so.
• Because of King Shaka International's relatively low elevation of 295 feet, planes can take off or land at King Shaka International 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.
• It is unclear what the fate of the existing Durban International Airport will be now that KSIA is complete.
• The closest airport to King Shaka International (DUR) is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) W of DUR.
• King Shaka International (DUR) currently has only 1 runway.
• As a result, a study into the risks of bird strikes at KSIA was commissioned, with special attention being paid to the Barn Swallows at Mount Moreland.
• One of the objectives of the cargo terminal is to recapture local air freight traffic from JNB.