Denver to Kona
Surprise! There was an update and I’m posting Kona. So as if you haven’t already seen enough 757 posts, I have another one here. For literally months I’ve wanted to fly Denver to Kona but I have been waiting for the 757 to be released because before it was just so awful to fly. Back in May and June I did a weekly 757 post but that eventually stopped as the 757 became more and more infuriating to fly. The 757 is my favorite aircraft by far so I was so excited when I used Open beta last week. While I am a little disappointed that US Airways was removed, we got some new cool liveries I can’t wait to try. Denver to Kona is 100% in my list of favorite routes, and the expectations I had of it were blown through the roof. I decided to fly out of Denver, instead of Newark to Kona just because I wanted to make @Pingu mad. totally not because United doesnt fly Newark to Kona My family and I almost flew on this route last year going to Kona when United “shockingly” cancelled our flight from he… I mean Newark. I left Denver just after 1 PM local time and absolutely rocketed into the sky at 6,000 FPM, then I flew west over the Rocky mountains, crossed the West Coast over San Francisco and then flew over the Pacific where I had a golden hour approach into Kona, landing a little after 5 PM in Kona, after 7 hours and 4 minutes of flight time Temperature leaving Denver was 27 degrees and it was 79 degrees when we arrived in Kona. I always love doing flights to warm places in the winter because I sit in school typing this, waiting for the 12 inches of snow we’re getting tomorrow, I think about how much I’d rather be sitting on the beach in Kua Bay, sipping a Dr. Pepper, and watching flights to Kona fly past at 3,000 feet on approach.
Trust me, this flight is amazing, you should fly it.
Flight Summary
KDEN-PHKO | DEN-KOA
Denver to Kona
United 1758
Boeing 757-200
7:04
@JulianB @Ur_Friendly_Approach @Philippe_Gilbert
Rolling down the runway in Denver as an IceAir pencil waits. He later landed just 4 minutes after I did in Reykjavik
Steep departures are amazing. Rocketing out of Denver at 6,000 FPM
Above the desert sands of Utah
Flying straight into a headwind as we cruise high above the Bay Area, one of my favorite views in the country
Over the Pacific with the moon looming above
Descending into Kona past the Pololū Valley in the Kohala Mountains. One of the greatest places for sunrises I’ve ever seen
Kona Tower, United 1758, Visual 17
Touchdown in Kona!
At the gate next to an American 757 after its 6 hours and 45 minute flight from Phoenix
As always please let me know your thoughts and your favorite photo!
What does Pololū mean in the Hawaiian language?
- Rising Sun
- Long Spear
- Ocean Tree
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