Nonstop flight route between Kribi, Cameroon and Hilo, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kribi Airport (KBI), Kribi, Cameroon and Hilo International Airport (ITO), Hilo, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,574 miles (or 17,017 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 Kribi 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 Kribi Airport and Hilo International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KBI / FKKB |
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Location: | Kribi, Cameroon |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°52'27"N by 9°58'37"E |
Area Served: | Kribi |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KBI |
More Information: | KBI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ITO / PHTO |
Airport Name: | Hilo International Airport |
Location: | Hilo, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°43'13"N by 155°2'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | Hawaiʻi State Department of Transportation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 38 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ITO |
More Information: | ITO Maps & Info |
Facts about Kribi Airport (KBI):
- The closest airport to Kribi Airport (KBI) is Bata Airport (BSG), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) S of KBI.
- The furthest airport from Kribi Airport (KBI) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Kribi Airport (meaning Kribi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,828 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Kribi Airport", another name for KBI is "Kribi Airport (Kribi)".
- Because of Kribi Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Kribi 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.
- Kribi Airport (KBI) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Hilo International Airport (ITO):
- Hilo International Airport (ITO) has 2 runways.
- Groundbreaking for a new terminal was held in July 1974.
- The closest airport to Hilo International Airport (ITO) is Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) W of ITO.
- The main passenger terminal consists of three interconnected buildings totaling approximately 220,000 square feet.
- Hilo International Airport handled 1,279,342 passengers last year.
- In 1973, for example, the total passenger count at Hilo International Airport was 1,357,818.
- During martial law in the territory following the attack on Pearl Harbor, all airports in the Hawaiian Islands came under the control of the U.S.
- Work began on an interim overseas terminal at General Lyman Field in November 1968.
- 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.
- 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.
- Although designed as the second gateway into and out of Hawaiʻi, for many years Hilo had been Hawaiʻi's only major airport lacking non-stop flights to North America.