Nonstop flight route between Okinawa, Japan and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naha Airport (OKA), Okinawa, Japan and Victoria Falls Airport (VFA), Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,473 miles (or 12,027 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 Naha Airport and Victoria Falls 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 Naha Airport and Victoria Falls Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKA / ROAH |
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Location: | Okinawa, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°11'44"N by 127°38'44"E |
Area Served: | Naha, Okinawa, Japan |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OKA |
More Information: | OKA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VFA / FVFA |
Airport Name: | Victoria Falls Airport |
Location: | Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°5'45"S by 25°50'20"E |
Area Served: | Victoria Falls |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe |
Airport Type: | Civil |
Elevation: | 3490 feet (1,064 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VFA |
More Information: | VFA Maps & Info |
Facts about Naha Airport (OKA):
- The hub began operations in 2009.
- In addition to being known as "Naha Airport", other names for OKA include "那覇空港" and "Naha Kūkō".
- Because of Naha Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Naha 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.
- Naha Airport (OKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Naha Airport is a second class airport located 4 km west of the city hall in Naha, Okinawa.
- Oroku Aerodrome, an Imperial Japanese Navy airfield, opened in 1933.
- Air America operated interisland flights to Miyako and Ishigaki from 1964 to 1967, when Southwest Airlines took over these routes.
- The furthest airport from Naha Airport (OKA) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is nearly antipodal to Naha Airport (meaning Naha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Paulo Abdala Airport), and is located 12,392 miles (19,943 kilometers) away in Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Naha Airport (OKA) is Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NE of OKA.
Facts about Victoria Falls Airport (VFA):
- The closest airport to Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) is Livingstone Airport (LVI), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) N of VFA.
- The furthest airport from Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is nearly antipodal to Victoria Falls Airport (meaning Victoria Falls Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hilo International Airport), and is located 12,310 miles (19,812 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) currently has only 1 runway.