Nonstop flight route between Tete, Mozambique and Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chingozi Airport (TCV), Tete, Mozambique and Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,753 miles (or 18,914 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 Chingozi 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 Chingozi 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: | TCV / |
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| Location: | Tete, Mozambique |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°6'29"S by 33°38'25"E |
| Area Served: | Tete |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos de Mocambique (Mozambique Airports Company) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 525 feet (160 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TCV |
| More Information: | TCV 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 Chingozi Airport (TCV):
- Chingozi Airport (TCV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Chingozi Airport (TCV) is Chingozi Airport (TET), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of TCV.
- The furthest airport from Chingozi Airport (TCV) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,814 miles (19,012 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Chingozi Airport's relatively low elevation of 525 feet, planes can take off or land at Chingozi 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.
- In addition to being known as "Chingozi Airport", other names for TCV include "TET", "FQTT" and "TET".
Facts about Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA):
- Runway extension to 11,000 feet was in 1994, making it the largest in the Hawaiian Islands after Honolulu.
- 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.
- 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.
- Kona Airport's master plan, completed in 2010, calls for a second runway while keeping the option to extend the airport's primary runway to 12,000 feet if required.
- 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.
- Prior to the 1970 airport expansion, tourism was centered on Hawaii's East side and the town of Hilo.
- 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.
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole handled 2,649,493 passengers last year.
- Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kona International Airport at Keāhole", another name for KOA is "Kona International Airport".
