Nonstop flight route between St. George, Alaska, United States and Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between St. George Airport (STG), St. George, Alaska, United States and Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,640 miles (or 4,249 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 St. George Airport and Kona International Airport at Keāhole, 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 St. George Airport and Kona International Airport at Keāhole. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | STG / PAPB |
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Location: | St. George, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°34'37"N by 169°39'48"W |
Area Served: | St. George, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from STG |
More Information: | STG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOA / PHKO |
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Location: | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°44'20"N by 156°2'44"W |
Area Served: | Kailua-Kona, Hawaii |
Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 47 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KOA |
More Information: | KOA Maps & Info |
Facts about St. George Airport (STG):
- In addition to being known as "St. George Airport", another name for STG is "PBV".
- Because of St. George Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at St. George 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 St. George Airport (STG) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,827 miles (17,424 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The closest airport to St. George Airport (STG) is St. Paul Island Airport (SNP), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) NNW of STG.
- St. George Airport (STG) currently has only 1 runway.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 604 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 610 enplanements in 2009, and 643 in 2010.
Facts about Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA):
- Tourism has helped fuel Hawaii County's overall population growth.
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Prior to the 1970 airport expansion, tourism was centered on Hawaii's East side and the town of Hilo.
- An environmental impact statement was prepared in 2005 to add a second runway.
- Because of Kona International Airport at Keāhole's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at Kona International Airport at Keāhole 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 "Kona International Airport at Keāhole", another name for KOA is "Kona International Airport".
- Japan Airlines' Kona-Tokyo flight that started in 1996 ended in 2010, so Hawaii Island's only scheduled international flight is to Vancouver.Hawaiian Airlines filed an application with the US Department of Transportation for nonstop flights from Kona to Tokyo's Haneda Airport restoring the link between the two cities after Japan Airlines ended flights to Narita Airport in 2010.
- The full extent of the airport's impact and shift in tourism can be seen in Hawaii Island Strategic Plan for 2006 to 2015.
- The furthest airport from Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Kona International Airport at Keāhole (meaning Kona International Airport at Keāhole is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,954 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- The closest airport to Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) is Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ENE of KOA.
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole handled 2,649,493 passengers last year.
- In its first full year, 515,378 passengers passed through the new open-air tropical-style terminals.