Nonstop flight route between Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States and Baghdad, Iraq:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Port Allen Airport (PAK), Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States and Baghdad International Airport (SDA), Baghdad, Iraq would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,315 miles (or 13,381 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 Baghdad International 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 Port Allen Airport and Baghdad International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PAK / |
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Location: | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°53'48"N by 159°36'11"W |
Area Served: | Hanapepe, Hawaii |
Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PAK |
More Information: | PAK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDA / ORBI |
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Location: | Baghdad, Iraq |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°15'45"N by 44°14'3"E |
Operator/Owner: | Iraqi Government |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 114 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDA |
More Information: | SDA Maps & Info |
Facts about Port Allen Airport (PAK):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Port Allen Airport", another name for PAK is "PHPA".
- Port Allen Airport (PAK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Port Allen Airport covers an area of 179 acres at an elevation of 24 feet above mean sea level.
- 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 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 Baghdad International Airport (SDA):
- Baghdad International Airport (SDA) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Baghdad International Airport (SDA) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,732 miles (18,880 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- In April 2003, US-led forces invaded Iraq and changed the airport's name to Baghdad International Airport.
- The closest airport to Baghdad International Airport (SDA) is Baghdad International Airport (BGW), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SDA.
- Most of Baghdad's civil flights stopped in 1991, when the United Nations imposed restrictions on Iraq after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War.
- Because of Baghdad International Airport's relatively low elevation of 114 feet, planes can take off or land at Baghdad 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.
- Civilian control of the airport was returned to the Iraqi Government in 2004.
- In addition to being known as "Baghdad International Airport", other names for SDA include "مطار بغداد الدولي", "Matar Baġdād ad-Dowaly" and "BGW".