Nonstop flight route between Phuket, Thailand and Hawi, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Phuket International Airport (HKT), Phuket, Thailand and Upolu Airport (UPP), Hawi, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,033 miles (or 11,319 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 Phuket International Airport and Upolu 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 Phuket International Airport and Upolu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKT / VTSP |
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Location: | Phuket, Thailand |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°6'47"N by 98°19'0"E |
Area Served: | Phuket, Thailand |
Operator/Owner: | Airports of Thailand (A.O.T.) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HKT |
More Information: | HKT Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Phuket International Airport (HKT):
- Because of Phuket International Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Phuket 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.
- Phuket International Airport (HKT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Phuket International Airport handled 11,342,491 passengers last year.
- One-Two-GO Airlines HS-UTK
- The furthest airport from Phuket International Airport (HKT) is Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX), which is nearly antipodal to Phuket International Airport (meaning Phuket International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport), and is located 12,280 miles (19,763 kilometers) away in Chiclayo, Peru.
- In addition to being known as "Phuket International Airport", another name for HKT is "ท่าอากาศยานภูเก็ต".
- Phuket is one of the most favorite tourist destinations in the region.
- The closest airport to Phuket International Airport (HKT) is Krabi International Airport (KBV), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) E of HKT.
Facts about Upolu Airport (UPP):
- Upolu Airport (UPP) currently has only 1 runway.
- Upolu Airport was originally built in 1927 for the United States Air Service to be under the control and management of the War Department.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Upolu Airport (UPP) is Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) SE of UPP.
- Upolu Airport covers an area of 82 acres at an elevation of 96 feet above mean sea level.
- 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.