Nonstop flight route between Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan and Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan and Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU), Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,313 miles (or 10,159 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 Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport and Naval Air Station Oceana, 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 Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport and Naval Air Station Oceana. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBE / RJEB |
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Location: | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°18'15"N by 143°24'15"E |
Operator/Owner: | Hokkaidō Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MBE |
More Information: | MBE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NTU / KNTU |
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Location: | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°49'14"N by 76°1'59"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States of America |
Airport Type: | Naval air station |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from NTU |
More Information: | NTU Maps & Info |
Facts about Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE):
- The closest airport to Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) is Memanbetsu Airport (MMB), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SE of MBE.
- In addition to being known as "Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport", other names for MBE include "オホーツク紋別空港" and "Ohōtsuku Monbetsu Kūkō".
- The furthest airport from Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,338 miles (18,247 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Okhotsk Monbetsu 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 airport has a two-story, 1,993 m² terminal building which is open daily from 8:30 a.m.
Facts about Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU):
- Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) has 4 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Oceana", another name for NTU is "Apollo Soucek Field".
- On 20 December 2005 the Virginia Beach City Council passed numerous ordinances enacted to satisfy BRAC, but did not act to condemn any of the homes in the designated areas.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) is Norfolk International Airport (ORF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WNW of NTU.
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,779 miles (18,956 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Aside from its military function, NAS Oceana was an alternative landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle until the program ended in 2011.
- Additionally, NAS Oceana became home to the F/A-18 Hornet in 1999 following the Navy's closure of NAS Cecil Field, Florida as part of the Base Realignment and Closure process.
- Home to seventeen strike fighter squadrons of F/A-18 Hornets and F/A-18 Super Hornets, the base is the sole East Coast Master Jet Base and home to all the east coast strike-fighter units.