Nonstop flight route between Gladwin, Michigan, United States and Okayama, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (GDW), Gladwin, Michigan, United States and Okayama Airport (OKJ), Okayama, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,488 miles (or 10,441 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 Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport and Okayama 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 Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport and Okayama Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDW / KGDW |
Airport Name: | Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport |
Location: | Gladwin, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°58'14"N by 84°28'29"W |
Area Served: | Gladwin, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | City/County of Gladwin |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 774 feet (236 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GDW |
More Information: | GDW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKJ / RJOB |
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Location: | Okayama, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°45'24"N by 133°51'19"E |
Area Served: | Okayama |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 785 feet (239 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OKJ |
More Information: | OKJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (GDW):
- Because of Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 774 feet, planes can take off or land at Gladwin Zettel Memorial 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.
- Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (GDW) has 2 runways.
- Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile southeast of the central business district of Gladwin, a city in Gladwin County, Michigan, United States.
- The furthest airport from Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (GDW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,182 miles (17,995 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (GDW) is Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SSW of GDW.
- For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 4,454 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 12 per day.
Facts about Okayama Airport (OKJ):
- The furthest airport from Okayama Airport (OKJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Okayama Airport (meaning Okayama Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,044 miles (19,382 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Because of Okayama Airport's relatively low elevation of 785 feet, planes can take off or land at Okayama 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.
- Okayama Airport (OKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Okayama Airport (OKJ) is Takamatsu Airport (TAK), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) SSE of OKJ.
- In addition to being known as "Okayama Airport", other names for OKJ include "岡山空港" and "Okayama Kūkō".