Nonstop flight route between Hanalei, Hawaii, United States and Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from HPV to GKE:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- HPV Airport Information
- GKE Airport Information
- Facts about HPV
- Facts about GKE
- Map of Nearest Airports to HPV
- List of Nearest Airports to HPV
- Map of Furthest Airports from HPV
- List of Furthest Airports from HPV
- Map of Nearest Airports to GKE
- List of Nearest Airports to GKE
- Map of Furthest Airports from GKE
- List of Furthest Airports from GKE
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Princeville Airport (HPV), Hanalei, Hawaii, United States and NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE), Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,305 miles (or 11,755 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 Princeville Airport and NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component, 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 Princeville Airport and NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HPV / |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°12'33"N by 159°26'44"W |
Operator/Owner: | Princeville Corp. |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 344 feet (105 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HPV |
More Information: | HPV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GKE / ETNG |
Airport Name: | NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component |
Location: | Geilenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°57'38"N by 6°2'33"E |
Operator/Owner: | NATO |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 296 feet (90 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GKE |
More Information: | GKE Maps & Info |
Facts about Princeville Airport (HPV):
- In addition to being known as "Princeville Airport", another name for HPV is "HI01".
- The furthest airport from Princeville Airport (HPV) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Princeville Airport (meaning Princeville Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,888 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
- Because of Princeville Airport's relatively low elevation of 344 feet, planes can take off or land at Princeville 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.
- Princeville Airport (HPV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Princeville Airport (HPV) is Lihue Airport (LIH), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSE of HPV.
Facts about NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE):
- Major construction on the base initially included a new 3,000-metre runway with a width of 45 metres, as well as aprons and taxiways, a control tower, an Information Technology Wing building, on-base accommodation and major renovation of the four existing hangars.
- The furthest airport from NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,929 miles (19,198 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Surrounded by farmland and a natural woodland reserve, the base was originally built by the Royal Air Force after World War II and operated as RAF Geilenkirchen from 1953 onwards.
- Because of NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component's relatively low elevation of 296 feet, planes can take off or land at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component 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.
- Flying operations at Geilenkirchen ended in January 1968 and the installation was handed over to the German Air Force in March 1968.
- Normally, only a certain number of the E-3As and TCAs are present at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen at any given time.
- NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Since coming into service in the early 1980s, the aircraft and their onboard systems and associated ground-based equipment have undergone regular upgrading.
- The closest airport to NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE) is Merzbrück Airfield (AAH), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSE of GKE.