Nonstop flight route between Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands and Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands and Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,207 miles (or 11,598 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 Groningen Airport Eelde and Kalaupapa Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRQ / EHGG |
Airport Name: | Groningen Airport Eelde |
Location: | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°7'30"N by 6°34'59"E |
Area Served: | Groningen, Netherlands |
Operator/Owner: | Groningen Airport Eelde NV |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GRQ |
More Information: | GRQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUP / PHLU |
Airport Name: | Kalaupapa Airport |
Location: | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°12'39"N by 156°58'24"W |
Area Served: | Kalaupapa, Hawaii |
Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LUP |
More Information: | LUP Maps & Info |
Facts about Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ):
- Groningen Airport Eelde handled 20,866 passengers last year.
- Finally, the province's State of Council gave the final go ahead for the runway extension on February 15, 2012.
- In 1933, the airport's name was changed into "NV Luchthaven Eelde".
- During the period 1979−1982, the buildings housing the State Aviation Service and the meteorological service were modernised.
- The first landing of a European aeroplane took place on July 13, 1958.
- The closest airport to Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Emden Airport (EME), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NE of GRQ.
- Because of Groningen Airport Eelde's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Groningen Airport Eelde 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 Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Early 1945, the Germans abandoned their "Fliegerhorst", as they called it.
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) has 2 runways.
Facts about Kalaupapa Airport (LUP):
- On December 11, 2013, a Makani Kai Air Cessna Grand Caravan bound for Honolulu crashed into the ocean shortly after taking off from Kalauapapa.
- The closest airport to Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) is Molokai Airport (MKK), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) WSW of LUP.
- The furthest airport from Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Kalaupapa Airport (meaning Kalaupapa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,347 miles (19,871 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kalaupapa Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalaupapa 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 scheduled service from Kalaupapa to Molokai Airport is among the shortest scheduled flights in the world.
- Kalaupapa Airport covers an area of 55 acres at an elevation of 24 feet above mean sea level.