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The leeward side is the side distant from or physically in the lee of the prevailing wind, and typically the drier. In an archipelago windward islands are upwind and leeward islands are downwind of the prevailing winds, such as the trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
The airport is in the Honolulu census-designated place 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Honolulu's central business district. [2] [5] The airport covers 4,220 acres (1,710 ha), more than 1% of Oahu's land. [2] [6] Daniel K. Inouye Airport offers nonstop flights to many places in North America, Asia, and Oceania. The airport serves as the main hub ...
Standing on the leeward side of the vessel, a sailor observes being blown towards an exposed shoreline by the wind. Here again the reference point from which a shore is viewed determines whether it is the lee shore or a leeward shore. On a lake, the reference point is a body of water, so the windward shore is upwind of the center of the lake.
Astarboard: toward the starboard side of a ship (opposite of "aport"). [8] Astern (adjective): toward the rear of a ship (opposite of "forward"). [9] Athwartships: toward the sides of a ship. [1] Aweather: toward the weather or windward side of a ship. [10] Aweigh: just clear of the sea floor, as with an anchor. [11] Below: a lower deck of the ...
The islands receive most rainfall from the trade winds on their north and east flanks (the windward side) as a result of orographic precipitation. Coastal areas are drier, especially the south and west side or leeward sides. [2] Overall with climate change, Hawaiʻi is getting drier and hotter.
French Frigate Shoals is an atoll, the largest region of coral reefs in Hawaii, at 200 square miles (520 km 2). The atoll is composed of a dozen or so small islands, one of which (Tern Island) contains an airport and human habitations. Gardner Pinnacles is made up of two small basalt peaks, the last rocky island in Hawaii. While the island ...
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (IATA: KOA, ICAO: PHKO, FAA LID: KOA) is the primary airport on the Island of Hawaiʻi, located in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States. [3] The airport serves leeward (western) Hawaiʻi island , including the resorts in North Kona and South Kohala .
Owned and operated by the Hawaii Department of Transportation, the airport serves windward (eastern) Hawaiʻi island including the districts of Hilo, Hāmākua and Kaʻū, and Puna. It is one of two international airports serving Hawaiʻi island, the other being Kona International Airport on the leeward (western) side.