Nonstop flight route between Newport News, Virginia, United States and Lihue, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), Newport News, Virginia, United States and Lihue Airport (LIH), Lihue, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,937 miles (or 7,946 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 Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport and Lihue 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 Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport and Lihue Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PHF / KPHF |
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| Location: | Newport News, Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°7'54"N by 76°29'35"W |
| Area Served: | Virginia Peninsula |
| Operator/Owner: | The Peninsula Airport Commission |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PHF |
| More Information: | PHF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LIH / PHLI |
| Airport Name: | Lihue Airport |
| Location: | Lihue, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°58'33"N by 159°20'20"W |
| Area Served: | Lihue, Hawaii |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Hawaii |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 153 feet (47 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LIH |
| More Information: | LIH Maps & Info |
Facts about Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF):
- The closest airport to Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Langley Field (LFI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of PHF.
- Currently, Concourse A is undergoing upgrades and expansions to add a Federal Inspection Station and US Customs processing facility.
- In addition to being known as "Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport", another name for PHF is "Patrick Henry Field".
- Because of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport News/Williamsburg 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.
- The furthest airport from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) has 2 runways.
- Between 1952 and the 1970, three other airlines United Airlines, National Airlines, and Allegheny Airlines extended service to the airport.
- Frontier Airlines began nonstop service from Newport News in 2010 as the airport was finishing a $23 million renovation.
- When the original control tower was shut down in July 2007 with the opening of the state of the art 147 ft tall new tower, it had been the oldest operating control tower on the east coast with continuous service for 55 years.
- In 1946, Virginia's General Assembly passed legislation creating the Peninsula Airport Commission to determine a location for and establish a new commercial airport to serve the cities of Newport News, Hampton, and Warwick.
Facts about Lihue Airport (LIH):
- The airport is the primary gateway to Kauai for visitors, and has several rental car facilities.
- Lihue Airport handled 2,416,812 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Lihue Airport (LIH) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Lihue Airport (meaning Lihue Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
- Lihue Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in the Līhuʻe CDP on the southeast coast of the island of Kauaʻi in Kauai County, Hawaiʻi, United States, two nautical miles east of the center of the CDP.
- Because of Lihue Airport's relatively low elevation of 153 feet, planes can take off or land at Lihue 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 airport does not serve as a hub for any airline carrier.
- Lihue Airport (LIH) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Lihue Airport (LIH) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNW of LIH.
