Nonstop flight route between Torrington, Wyoming, United States and Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR), Torrington, Wyoming, United States and Kitadaito Airport (KTD), Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,556 miles (or 10,551 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 Torrington Municipal Airport and Kitadaito 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 Torrington Municipal Airport and Kitadaito Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TOR / KTOR |
Airport Name: | Torrington Municipal Airport |
Location: | Torrington, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°3'51"N by 104°9'10"W |
Area Served: | Torrington, Wyoming |
Operator/Owner: | City of Torrington |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4207 feet (1,282 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from TOR |
More Information: | TOR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTD / RORK |
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Location: | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°56'40"N by 131°19'36"E |
Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 71 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KTD |
More Information: | KTD Maps & Info |
Facts about Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR):
- Because of Torrington Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,207 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TOR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TOR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,731 miles (17,271 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) is Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) ESE of TOR.
Facts about Kitadaito Airport (KTD):
- The furthest airport from Kitadaito Airport (KTD) is Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI), which is nearly antipodal to Kitadaito Airport (meaning Kitadaito Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport), and is located 12,416 miles (19,982 kilometers) away in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- Because of Kitadaito Airport's relatively low elevation of 71 feet, planes can take off or land at Kitadaito 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.
- Kitadaito Airport was opened in 1971 as an emergency 760 meter airstrip, constructed of crushed coral by the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands.
- The closest airport to Kitadaito Airport (KTD) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSW of KTD.
- In addition to being known as "Kitadaito Airport", other names for KTD include "北大東空港" and "Kitadaitō Kūkō".
- Kitadaito Airport (KTD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The prefecture operates the airport, which is classified as a third class airport.