Nonstop flight route between Anatom, Taféa, Vanuatu and Misawa, Aomori, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (AUY), Anatom, Taféa, Vanuatu and Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ), Misawa, Aomori, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,590 miles (or 7,386 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 Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport and Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō, 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 Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport and Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUY / NVVA |
Airport Name: | Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport |
Location: | Anatom, Taféa, Vanuatu |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°14'57"S by 169°46'17"E |
Area Served: | Anatom (Aneityum), Taféa, Vanuatu |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from AUY |
More Information: | AUY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSJ / RJSM |
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Location: | Misawa, Aomori, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°42'19"N by 141°22'18"E |
View all routes: | Routes from MSJ |
More Information: | MSJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (AUY):
- The closest airport to Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (AUY) is Futuna Airport (FTA), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) NNE of AUY.
- Because of Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Anatom Airport Aneityum 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 furthest airport from Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (AUY) is Tichitt Airport (THI), which is nearly antipodal to Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (meaning Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tichitt Airport), and is located 12,304 miles (19,802 kilometers) away in Tichitt, Mauritania.
Facts about Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ):
- The division also supported combat operations during the Vietnam War.
- Both squadrons fly the Block 50 F-16C/D "Wild Weasels", and use the tail code of "WW" was carried.
- Misawa Air Base is a United States military facility located 3 NM northeast of the railway station in Misawa, 3 mi west of the Pacific Ocean, 10 mi northeast of Towada, 18 mi northwest of Hachinohe, and 425 mi north of Tokyo, in Aomori Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region in the northern part of the island of Honshū of Japan.
- The furthest airport from Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,479 miles (18,473 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) is JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of MSJ.
- What is now called Misawa Air Base has been used by the military since the Meiji period, when it was used as a cavalry training center for the Imperial Army.
- In addition to being known as "Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō", another name for MSJ is "Misawa AB".
- With the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950, the 49th Fighter-Bomber Group was split off from the wing and was one of the first USAF units dispatched to Korea from Japan, its tactical squadrons began operations with F-51D Mustangs as the F-51D performed the ground support role better than the Shooting Stars.