Nonstop flight route between Auburn, Alabama, United States and Okinawa, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO), Auburn, Alabama, United States and Naha Airport (OKA), Okinawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,827 miles (or 12,597 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 Auburn University Regional Airport and Naha 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 Auburn University Regional Airport and Naha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUO / KAUO |
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Location: | Auburn, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°36'54"N by 85°26'2"W |
Area Served: | Auburn & Opelika |
Operator/Owner: | Auburn University |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 777 feet (237 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AUO |
More Information: | AUO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKA / ROAH |
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Location: | Okinawa, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°11'44"N by 127°38'44"E |
Area Served: | Naha, Okinawa, Japan |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OKA |
More Information: | OKA Maps & Info |
Facts about Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO):
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- Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO) has 2 runways.
- As of August 2006, the Federal Aviation Administration gave clearance for the installation of a glideslope antenna and approach lighting system for runway 36.
- The FBO at the Auburn University Regional Airport is staffed from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM Central Time weekdays, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM weekends.
- In addition to being known as "Auburn University Regional Airport", another name for AUO is "Robert G. Pitts Field".
- The airport offers no commercial service in or out of Auburn.
- The furthest airport from Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,249 miles (18,104 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Auburn University Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 777 feet, planes can take off or land at Auburn University Regional 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.
- The closest airport to Auburn University Regional Airport (AUO) is Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) WSW of AUO.
Facts about Naha Airport (OKA):
- The furthest airport from Naha Airport (OKA) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is nearly antipodal to Naha Airport (meaning Naha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Paulo Abdala Airport), and is located 12,392 miles (19,943 kilometers) away in Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil.
- Because of Naha Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Naha 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.
- In addition to being known as "Naha Airport", other names for OKA include "那覇空港" and "Naha Kūkō".
- Peach, a low cost carrier based at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, announced that it would establish its second hub at Naha in July 2014, which would initially have flights to Osaka, Fukuoka, Ishigaki and Taipei.ANA Holdings, the parent company of both Peach and Vanilla Air, opened a new LCC terminal in a refurbished portion of the airport's cargo area in October 2012, and plans to open new international facilities in October 2014.
- The closest airport to Naha Airport (OKA) is Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NE of OKA.
- Naha Airport (OKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was closed for refurbishment between 1952 and 1954.