Nonstop flight route between Hawi, Hawaii, United States and Jwaneng, Botswana:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Upolu Airport (UPP), Hawi, Hawaii, United States and Jwaneng Airport (JWA), Jwaneng, Botswana would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,135 miles (or 19,530 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 Upolu Airport and Jwaneng 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 Upolu Airport and Jwaneng Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between UPP and JWA makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Upolu Airport and Jwaneng Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between UPP and JWA are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Hawi, Hawaii, United States and Jwaneng, Botswana by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between UPP and JWA!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UPP / PHUP |
Airport Name: | Upolu Airport |
Location: | Hawi, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°15'55"N by 155°51'36"W |
Area Served: | Hawi, Hawaii |
Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UPP |
More Information: | UPP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JWA / FBJW |
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Location: | Jwaneng, Botswana |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°35'53"S by 24°41'56"E |
Operator/Owner: | Debswana |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 3900 feet (1,189 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JWA |
More Information: | JWA Maps & Info |
Facts about Upolu Airport (UPP):
- Upolu Airport is part of a centralized state structure governing all of the airports and seaports of Hawai'i.
- The furthest airport from Upolu Airport (UPP) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Upolu Airport (meaning Upolu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,387 miles (19,934 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- Because of Upolu Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Upolu 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 Upolu Airport (UPP) is Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) SE of UPP.
- Upolu Airport is a regional airport of the State of Hawai'i in Hawai'i County.
- Upolu Airport (UPP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Jwaneng Airport (JWA):
- The furthest airport from Jwaneng Airport (JWA) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is nearly antipodal to Jwaneng Airport (meaning Jwaneng Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kalaupapa Airport), and is located 12,180 miles (19,601 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
- In addition to being known as "Jwaneng Airport", another name for JWA is "Jwaneng".
- The closest airport to Jwaneng Airport (JWA) is Lobatse Airport (LOQ), which is located 76 miles (122 kilometers) ESE of JWA.
- Jwaneng Airport (JWA) currently has only 1 runway.