Nonstop flight route between Prince George, British Columbia, Canada and Hilo, Hawaii, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Prince George Airport (YXS), Prince George, British Columbia, Canada and Hilo International Airport (ITO), Hilo, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,913 miles (or 4,689 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 Prince George Airport and Hilo International 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 Prince George Airport and Hilo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Prince George Airport (YXS):

• Prince George Airport (YXS) has 3 runways.
• First opened in 1928, and until 1940, the airport's initial site was at the intersections of Highway 97 and Highway 16.
• The closest airport to Prince George Airport (YXS) is Quesnel Airport (YQZ), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) S of YXS.
• The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.
• Prince George Airport is an airport that serves Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, and the surrounding area.
• The furthest airport from Prince George Airport (YXS) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,399 miles (16,736 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
• In 2013, 426,709 passengers used YXS which was a record breaking year for the airport passenger traffic wise.
• On November 17, 2009, the first Boeing 747 aircraft touched down at Prince George Airport, as part of a refueling stop.

Facts about Hilo International Airport (ITO):

• In the wake of ATA's bankruptcy, the Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported an undisclosed major U.S.
• The passenger terminal complex, including commuter facilities, is at the southern edge of Hilo International Airport and is served by an access roadway from Hawaii Belt Road at Kekūanaōʻa Avenue.
• The primary reason for Hilo International Airport's relatively stagnant passenger count is the lack of tourism within the airport's service area, which includes the districts of Hilo and Puna, as well as portions of the districts of Hāmākua and Kaʻū, relative to the Kona district and Kohala district and the islands of Kauaʻi and Maui.
• Hilo International Airport handled 1,279,342 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Hilo International Airport (ITO) is Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) W of ITO.
• Sixteen months after the dedication, scheduled inter-island service began on November 11, 1929 by Inter-Island Airways, the forerunner of Hawaiian Airlines.
• During the late 1950s Territorial leaders anticipated a boom in tourism, prompting plans for a second airport capable of accommodating large jet aircraft.
• In May 1989, the state Legislature renamed General Lyman Field to "Hilo International Airport".
• Because of Hilo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Hilo 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.
• Groundbreaking for a new terminal was held in July 1974.
• Hilo International Airport (ITO) has 2 runways.
• In 1927 the Territory of Hawaii legislature passed Act 257, authorizing the expenditure of $25,000 for the construction of a landing strip in Hilo.
• Efforts finally had some success on April 28, 2006, when ATA Airlines re-established daily non-stop service between Hilo and Oakland International Airport in California aboard its Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Hilo International Airport (ITO) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Hilo International Airport (meaning Hilo International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,336 miles (19,854 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.