Nonstop flight route between Pullman, Washington (near Moscow, Idaho), United States and Lihue, Hawaii, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW), Pullman, Washington (near Moscow, Idaho), United States and Lihue Airport (LIH), Lihue, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,902 miles (or 4,671 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 Pullman-Moscow Regional 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 Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport and Lihue Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW):

• Seattle air traffic control, 250 miles west, manages commercial traffic for the airport.
• The modest commercial terminal is a single large room, divided between pre- and post-security areas by a single security checkpoint and glass walls.
• The rural airport in the Palouse region is the primary air link for its two land-grant universities, Washington State University in Pullman and the University of Idaho in Moscow.
• Routes are shared by Lewiston and Pullman-Moscow through reversing circular routes that continue to the Sea-Tac hub south of Seattle, as well as flights to Boise, with stops in Lewiston.
• The closest airport to Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) is Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) S of PUW.
• The furthest airport from Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,699 miles (17,219 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Lihue Airport (LIH):

• Lihue Airport handled 2,416,812 passengers last year.
• The Kauaʻi Bus route 70 connects the airport to downtown Lihue.
• Lihue Airport (LIH) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Lihue Airport (LIH) is Princeville Airport (HPV), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNW of LIH.