Nonstop flight route between Misawa, Aomori, Japan and Franca, São Paulo, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ), Misawa, Aomori, Japan and Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC), Franca, São Paulo, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,955 miles (or 17,630 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 Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō and Ten. Lund Presetto State 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 Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō and Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FRC / SIMK |
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Location: | Franca, São Paulo, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°35'25"S by 47°22'57"W |
Area Served: | Franca |
Operator/Owner: | DAESP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3291 feet (1,003 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FRC |
More Information: | FRC Maps & Info |
Facts about Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ):
- In 1870, the Japanese Emperor established a stud farm for the household cavalry in the area that later became Misawa AB, and kept his own cavalry there until 1931, when the Sino-Japanese conflict required their use in China.
- Misawa Air Base was near the take-off site of the world's first non-stop trans-Pacific flight in 1931.
- 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.
- 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.
- After the Soviet Union shot down an RB-29 aircraft on November 7, 1954, the 39th provided fighter escort for all friendly reconnaissance aircraft flying near Soviet territory and the Northern Air Defense Sector.
Facts about Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC):
- The furthest airport from Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (meaning Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,064 miles (19,414 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
- The closest airport to Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) is Dr. Leite Lopes State Airport (RAO), which is located 46 miles (73 kilometers) SW of FRC.
- In addition to being known as "Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport", another name for FRC is "Aeroporto Estadual Ten. Lund Presetto".
- Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport (FRC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Ten. Lund Presetto State Airport handled 2,105 passengers last year.