Nonstop flight route between Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan and Hana, Hawaii, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tarin Kowt Airport (TII), Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan and Hana Airport (HNM), Hana, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,826 miles (or 12,594 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 Tarin Kowt 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 Tarin Kowt 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 Tarin Kowt Airport (TII):

• In addition to being known as "Tarin Kowt Airport", another name for TII is "Tarin Kowt Airport (Tarin Kowt)".
• Because of Tarin Kowt Airport's high elevation of 4,495 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TII. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TII a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Tarin Kowt Airport (TII) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Tarin Kowt Airport (TII) is Kabul International Airport (KDH), which is located 76 miles (123 kilometers) S of TII.
• The furthest airport from Tarin Kowt Airport (TII) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,967 miles (19,258 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• In addition to the Afghan Air Force and Afghan National Police, the U.S military and the International Security Assistance Force also have presence.

Facts about Hana Airport (HNM):

• Hana Airport (HNM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Hana Airport is the destination in the "Hawaiian Checkout" mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X.
• The closest airport to Hana Airport (HNM) is Kahului Airport (OGG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) WNW of HNM.
• 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 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.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,462 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 682 enplanements in 2009, and 132 in 2010.