Nonstop flight route between Kostroma, Russia and Honolulu, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW), Kostroma, Russia and Hickam Field (HIK), Honolulu, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,862 miles (or 11,044 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 Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома and Hickam Field, 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 Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома and Hickam Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMW / UUBA |
Airport Name: | Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома |
Location: | Kostroma, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°47'48"N by 41°1'12"E |
Operator/Owner: | JSC Kostroma Air Enterprise |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 446 feet (136 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KMW |
More Information: | KMW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIK / PHIK |
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Location: | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 21°19'6"N by 157°55'21"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 6 |
View all routes: | Routes from HIK |
More Information: | HIK Maps & Info |
Facts about Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW):
- The furthest airport from Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,571 miles (17,012 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома's relatively low elevation of 446 feet, planes can take off or land at Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома 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.
- Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) is Tunoshna (IAR), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) WSW of KMW.
Facts about Hickam Field (HIK):
- On 22 March 1955, a United States Navy Douglas R6D-1 Liftmaster transport on descent to a landing in darkness and heavy rain strayed off course and crashed into Pali Kea Peak in the southern part of Oahu's Waianae Range, killing all 66 people on board.
- The furthest airport from Hickam Field (HIK) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Hickam Field (meaning Hickam Field is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,399 miles (19,955 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
- The closest airport to Hickam Field (HIK) is Honolulu International Airport (HNL), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of HIK.
- Because of Hickam Field's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Hickam Field 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.
- Hickam Field (HIK) has 6 runways.
- Hickam Field consists of 2,850 acres, valued at more than $444 million.
- In addition to being known as "Hickam Field", another name for HIK is "Part of United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)".
- Hickam is home to the 15th Wing and 67 partner units including Headquarters, United States Pacific Air Forces, Headquarters – Hawaii Air National Guard and the 154th Wing of the Hawaii Air National Guard.
- The 15th Wing is composed of four groups each with specific functions.
- When the Imperial Japanese Navy attacked O‘ahu's military installations on 7 December 1941, their planes bombed and strafed Hickam to eliminate air opposition and prevent U.S.
- In addition, Hickam supports 140 tenant and associate units.
- In 1934, the Army Air Corps saw the need for another airfield in Hawaii when Luke Field on Ford Island became too congested for both air operations and operation of the Hawaiian Air Depot.