Nonstop flight route between Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW), Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Shizuoka Airport (FSZ), Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,070 miles (or 12,987 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 United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay and Shizuoka Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NBW / KNBW |
Airport Name: | United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay |
Location: | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°53'59"N by 75°9'0"W |
View all routes: | Routes from NBW |
More Information: | NBW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FSZ / RJNS |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Shizuoka, Honshu, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°47'45"N by 138°11'21"E |
Operator/Owner: | Shizuoka Prefecture |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 433 feet (132 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FSZ |
More Information: | FSZ Maps & Info |
Facts about United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW):
- The furthest airport from United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is located 11,820 miles (19,022 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 2005, the Navy completed a $12 million wind project erecting four wind turbines capable of supplying about a quarter of the base's peak power needs, reducing diesel fuel usage and pollution from the existing diesel generators, while saving $1.2 million in annual energy costs.
- The area surrounding Guantanamo bay was originally inhabited by the Taíno people.
- The closest airport to United States Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NBW) is Mariana Grajales Airport (GAO), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) N of NBW.
- During the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, the families of military personnel were evacuated from the base.
- Leeward Point of the Naval Station is the site of the active airfield.
- President Barack Obama said he intends to close the detention camp, and plans to bring detainees to the United States to stand trial by the end of his first term in office.
- "Cactus Curtain" is a term describing the line separating the naval base from Cuban-controlled territory.
Facts about Shizuoka Airport (FSZ):
- Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Shizuoka Airport's relatively low elevation of 433 feet, planes can take off or land at Shizuoka 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 Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) is Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) is Nagoya Airfield (NKM), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) WNW of FSZ.
- The airport is located in Makinohara and Shimada.
- The closest railway station is Kanaya Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Ōigawa Main Line.
- While the Tokaido Shinkansen line travels directly underneath the airport, there is no train station nor have any plans been made to build one.
- In addition to being known as "Shizuoka Airport", other names for FSZ include "静岡空港" and "Shizuoka Kūkō".