Nonstop flight route between Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States and Hana, Hawaii, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA), Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States and Hana Airport (HNM), Hana, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,530 miles (or 7,290 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 Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport and Hana 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 Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport and Hana Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA):

• The furthest airport from Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,463 miles (18,449 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport is home to the Spartanburg Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol and to the Spartanburg Pilot's Association
• An FAA operated air traffic control tower was operational at the airport but closed in 1981 during the PATCO controllers strike.
• The Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport contributes $15.4 million to the local economy.
• Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) currently has only 1 runway.
• During World War II the airport was a training facility for the United States Army Air Corp and a refueling stop for naval aviators.
• The closest airport to Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (SPA) is Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) W of SPA.
• Because of Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 801 feet, planes can take off or land at Spartanburg Downtown Memorial 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.

Facts about Hana Airport (HNM):

• Hana Airport (HNM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Hana Airport (HNM) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Hana Airport (meaning Hana Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
• Scheduled commercial airline service provided Pacific Wings was subsidized by the Essential Air Service program until April 1, 2007, when Pacific Wings began providing subsidy-free service.
• Because of Hana Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Hana 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 closest airport to Hana Airport (HNM) is Kahului Airport (OGG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) WNW of HNM.
• Hana Airport is the destination in the "Hawaiian Checkout" mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X.