Nonstop flight route between Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Kahului, Hawaii, United States:
Departure Airport:
(15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E)
Arrival Airport:
(20°53'54"N by 156°25'50"W)
Distance from SPN to OGG:
3,802.46 miles (6,119.45 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Saipan International Airport (SPN), Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands and Kahului Airport (OGG), Kahului, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,802 miles (or 6,119 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 Saipan International Airport and Kahului 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 Saipan International Airport and Kahului Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPN / PGSN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°7'8"N by 145°43'45"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Commonwealth Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 215 feet (66 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SPN |
| More Information: | SPN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OGG / PHOG |
| Airport Name: | Kahului Airport |
| Location: | Kahului, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°53'54"N by 156°25'50"W |
| Area Served: | Kahului, Hawaii |
| Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 54 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OGG |
| More Information: | OGG Maps & Info |
Facts about Saipan International Airport (SPN):
- Because of Saipan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 215 feet, planes can take off or land at Saipan 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 Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Saipan International Airport (meaning Saipan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,125 miles (19,514 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Saipan International Airport", other names for SPN include "Francisco C. Ada Airport" and "GSN".
- Saipan International Airport (SPN) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 12 October 1944 the first B-29 Joltin Josie The Pacific Pioneer piloted by Brigadier General Haywood S.
- Saipan International Airport commenced operation on 25 July 1976 taking over from the nearby Kobler Field.Continental Micronesia initially had its main hub at Kobler Field and then Saipan Airport.
- In 2005, Japan Airlines suspended its services from Japan to SPN.
- A Star Marianas plane crashed during takeoff on November 17, 2012 on its return from Tinian.
- The closest airport to Saipan International Airport (SPN) is Tinian International Airport (TIQ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of SPN.
Facts about Kahului Airport (OGG):
- Kahului Airport is a regional airport in the state of Hawai'i, United States, located east of the Kahului CDP in Maui County on the island of Maui near Haleakala.
- The NTSB determined the cause of the accident was the airplane's controlled flight into terrain as a result of the decision of the captain to continue the flight under visual flight rules at night into instrument meteorological conditions, which obscured rising mountainous terrain.
- The furthest airport from Kahului Airport (OGG) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Kahului Airport (meaning Kahului Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,372 miles (19,911 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- Maui Bus operates two routes that stop at Kahului Airport.
- Kahului Airport handled 5,346,694 passengers last year.
- Because of Kahului Airport's relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at Kahului 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.
- Aloha Airlines Flight 243
- Kahului Airport (OGG) has 2 runways.
- The airport is going through expansion authorized by the Hawai'i State Legislature.
- The closest airport to Kahului Airport (OGG) is Kapalua Airport (JHM), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) WNW of OGG.
- All 20 aboard the aircraft died.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.06 miles (17.80 km) SW | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands |     |
| 2 | 72.92 miles (117.36 km) SSW | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 3 | 119.13 miles (191.72 km) SSW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 4 | 129.06 miles (207.70 km) SSW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 5 | 533.30 miles (858.26 km) SW | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 6 | 645.75 miles (1,039.22 km) SW | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 7 | 671.70 miles (1,081.00 km) SE | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 8 | 726.36 miles (1,168.96 km) NNW | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 9 | 829.80 miles (1,335.42 km) NE | Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) | Minami-Tori-shima, Japan | |
| 10 | 927.56 miles (1,492.75 km) SW | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 11 | 1,015.16 miles (1,633.73 km) ESE | Pohnpei International Airport (PNI) | Kolonia, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 12 | 1,146.10 miles (1,844.46 km) E | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 1,192.41 miles (1,919.00 km) NW | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 1,192.72 miles (1,919.50 km) S | Momote Airport (MAS) | Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea | |
| 15 | 1,193.19 miles (1,920.24 km) NW | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,125.20 miles (19,513.57 km) ESE | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,118.20 miles (19,502.30 km) E | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,104.44 miles (19,480.16 km) ESE | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,094.54 miles (19,464.23 km) SE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,036.52 miles (19,370.86 km) SSE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 6 | 11,996.47 miles (19,306.39 km) E | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,951.65 miles (19,234.27 km) S | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,932.95 miles (19,204.17 km) ESE | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,905.05 miles (19,159.28 km) SE | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 10 | 11,884.00 miles (19,125.40 km) S | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,883.39 miles (19,124.42 km) SSE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 12 | 11,866.48 miles (19,097.20 km) E | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,864.21 miles (19,093.54 km) ESE | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,853.53 miles (19,076.36 km) SE | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,834.75 miles (19,046.13 km) SE | Raimundo de Andrade Airport (CDI) | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.27 miles (26.19 km) WNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 27.80 miles (44.73 km) ESE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 34.53 miles (55.56 km) WSW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 41.14 miles (66.20 km) WNW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 46.39 miles (74.66 km) WNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 57.24 miles (92.12 km) SE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 79.24 miles (127.53 km) SE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 83.92 miles (135.06 km) SSE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 86.52 miles (139.25 km) SSE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 100.45 miles (161.66 km) WNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 100.45 miles (161.66 km) WNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 109.40 miles (176.06 km) WNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 111.29 miles (179.11 km) WNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 121.04 miles (194.79 km) SE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 123.11 miles (198.13 km) WNW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,372.19 miles (19,911.05 km) S | Maun Airport (MUB) | Maun, Botswana | |
| 2 | 12,302.03 miles (19,798.16 km) ESE | Ghanzi Airport (GNZ) | Ghanzi, Botswana | |
| 3 | 12,207.80 miles (19,646.50 km) S | Katima Mulilo Airport (MPA) | Katima Mulilo, Namibia | |
| 4 | 12,200.69 miles (19,635.05 km) SSW | Kasane Airport (BBK) | Kasane, Botswana | |
| 5 | 12,193.92 miles (19,624.16 km) SSE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 6 | 12,193.19 miles (19,622.99 km) SW | Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | 12,184.32 miles (19,608.72 km) W | Francistown International Airport/Francistown Air Base (FRW) | Francistown, Botswana | |
| 8 | 12,178.41 miles (19,599.20 km) SW | Livingstone Airport (LVI) | Livingstone, Zambia | |
| 9 | 12,171.24 miles (19,587.66 km) SSW | Jwaneng Airport (JWA) | Jwaneng, Botswana | |
| 10 | 12,164.83 miles (19,577.34 km) SE | Dirico Airport (DRC) | Dirico, Angola | |
| 11 | 12,163.06 miles (19,574.50 km) SW | Hwange National Park Airport (HWN) | Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe | |
| 12 | 12,143.15 miles (19,542.46 km) SSW | Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE) | Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 13 | 12,121.83 miles (19,508.15 km) ESE | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 14 | 12,113.94 miles (19,495.45 km) SE | Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu, Okavango Region, Namibia | |
| 15 | 12,110.00 miles (19,489.10 km) SSW | Lobatse Airport (LOQ) | Lobatse, Botswana | |