Nonstop flight route between Agana, Guam and Okayama, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Andersen Air Force Base (UAM), Agana, Guam and Okayama Airport (OKJ), Okayama, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,618 miles (or 2,604 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 relatively short distance between Andersen Air Force Base and Okayama Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UAM / PGUA |
Airport Name: | Andersen Air Force Base |
Location: | Agana, Guam |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°34'51"N by 144°55'27"E |
View all routes: | Routes from UAM |
More Information: | UAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKJ / RJOB |
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Location: | Okayama, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°45'24"N by 133°51'19"E |
Area Served: | Okayama |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 785 feet (239 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OKJ |
More Information: | OKJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Andersen Air Force Base (UAM):
- B-29 Superfortress missions from North Field were attacks against strategic targets in Japan, initially operating in daylight and at high altitude to bomb factories, refineries, and other objectives.
- Andersen Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately 4 miles northeast of Yigo near Agafo Gumas in the United States territory of Guam.
- Flying out of Guam, S/Sgt Henry E Erwin of the 29th Bombardment Group was awarded the Medal of Honor for action that saved his B-29 during a mission over Koriyama, Japan, on 12 April 1945.
- The 3rd Air Division was activated on 18 June in its place, its object being control of all SAC units in the Far East.
- Andersen was also home to the 54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Typhoon Chasers" during the 1960s through the 1980s.
- The closest airport to Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SW of UAM.
- The furthest airport from Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) is Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA), which is nearly antipodal to Andersen Air Force Base (meaning Andersen Air Force Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho)), and is located 12,214 miles (19,656 kilometers) away in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
- The first host unit at North Field was the 314th Bombardment Wing, XXI Bomber Command, Twentieth Air Force.
Facts about Okayama Airport (OKJ):
- Because of Okayama Airport's relatively low elevation of 785 feet, planes can take off or land at Okayama 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 closest airport to Okayama Airport (OKJ) is Takamatsu Airport (TAK), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) SSE of OKJ.
- In addition to being known as "Okayama Airport", other names for OKJ include "岡山空港" and "Okayama Kūkō".
- Okayama Airport (OKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Okayama Airport (OKJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Okayama Airport (meaning Okayama Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,044 miles (19,382 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.