Nonstop flight route between Danville, Illinois, United States and Okinawa Prefecture, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vermilion Regional Airport (DNV), Danville, Illinois, United States and Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), Okinawa Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,307 miles (or 11,760 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 Vermilion Regional Airport and Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena 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 Vermilion Regional Airport and Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DNV / KDNV |
Airport Name: | Vermilion Regional Airport |
Location: | Danville, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°11'57"N by 87°35'44"W |
Area Served: | Danville, Illinois |
Operator/Owner: | Vermilion Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 697 feet (212 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
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More Information: | DNV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DNA / RODN |
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Location: | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°21'6"N by 127°46'9"E |
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Facts about Vermilion Regional Airport (DNV):
- Because of Vermilion Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 697 feet, planes can take off or land at Vermilion 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.
- Vermilion Regional Airport (DNV) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Vermilion Regional Airport (DNV) is Purdue University Airport (LAF), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) ENE of DNV.
- The furthest airport from Vermilion Regional Airport (DNV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,117 miles (17,891 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Vermilion County Airport main entrance
- Terminal and unused control tower
Facts about Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA):
- Beginning in 1961, the 18th was sending its tactical squadrons frequently to South Vietnam and Thailand, initially with its RF-101 reconnaissance forces, and beginning in 1964 with its tactical fighter forces supporting USAF combat missions in the Vietnam War.
- The Korean War emphasized the need for maintaining a naval presence in Okinawa.
- The furthest airport from Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is nearly antipodal to Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (meaning Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Paulo Abdala Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,926 kilometers) away in Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil.
- The designation of the wing changed on 1 October 1991 to the 18th Wing with the implementation of the Objective Wing concept.
- Kadena airfield was initially under the control of Seventh Air Force, however on 16 July 1945, Headquarters Eighth Air Force was transferred, without personnel, equipment, or combat elements to the town of Sakugawa, near Kadena from RAF High Wycombe England.
- In addition to being known as "Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō", another name for DNA is "Kadena AFB".
- The closest airport to Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SW of DNA.