Nonstop flight route between Medford, Wisconsin, United States and Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Taylor County Airport (MDF), Medford, Wisconsin, United States and New Chitose Airport (CTS), Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,574 miles (or 8,971 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 Taylor County Airport and New Chitose 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 Taylor County Airport and New Chitose Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDF / KMDZ |
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Location: | Medford, Wisconsin, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°6'5"N by 90°18'2"W |
Operator/Owner: | Taylor County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1478 feet (450 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDF |
More Information: | MDF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CTS / RJCC |
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Location: | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°46'31"N by 141°41'32"E |
Area Served: | Sapporo metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Transport (airfield) Hokkaidō Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. (terminal) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 70 feet (21 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from CTS |
More Information: | CTS Maps & Info |
Facts about Taylor County Airport (MDF):
- The closest airport to Taylor County Airport (MDF) is Merrill Municipal Airport (RRL), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ENE of MDF.
- Taylor County Airport covers an area of 380 acres at an elevation of 1,478 feet above mean sea level.
- No commercial airlines service the airport, however it is subject to much general aviation traffic, including business and leisure fliers.
- In addition to being known as "Taylor County Airport", another name for MDF is "MDZ".
- Taylor County Airport (MDF) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Taylor County Airport (MDF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,888 miles (17,522 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Taylor County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Medford, a city in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States.
Facts about New Chitose Airport (CTS):
- In addition to being known as "New Chitose Airport", other names for CTS include "Sapporo/New Chitose Airport", "新千歳空港" and "Shin-Chitose Kūkō".
- As of 2005, New Chitose Airport was the third busiest airport in Japan and ranked #64 in the world in terms of passengers carried.
- New Chitose Airport (CTS) has 4 runways.
- Along with Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport in Russia, it is one of the closest Asian airports to North America along the great circle route used by transpacific flights, and is therefore an ideal refueling stop for many heavy cargo flights between Asia and North America.
- The airport was upgraded with additional private aircraft handling facilities for the 34th G8 summit, held in Hokkaido in 2008.
- The closest airport to New Chitose Airport (CTS) is Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), which is located 73 miles (117 kilometers) NNE of CTS.
- Operating hours for international flights at CTS are restricted by the Japanese government in order to avoid interference with JASDF operations at the adjacent air base.
- Because of New Chitose Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at New Chitose 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 New Chitose Airport (CTS) is Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP), which is located 11,383 miles (18,319 kilometers) away in Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay.