Nonstop flight route between Abemama Atoll, Kiribati and Toyama, Toyama, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA), Abemama Atoll, Kiribati and Toyama Airport (TOY), Toyama, Toyama, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,423 miles (or 5,509 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 Abemama Atoll Airport and Toyama 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 Abemama Atoll Airport and Toyama Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AEA / NGTB |
Airport Name: | Abemama Atoll Airport |
Location: | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°29'26"N by 173°49'42"E |
Area Served: | Abemama |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from AEA |
More Information: | AEA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TOY / RJNT |
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Location: | Toyama, Toyama, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°38'53"N by 137°11'15"E |
Operator/Owner: | Toyama Prefecture |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 127 feet (39 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TOY |
More Information: | TOY Maps & Info |
Facts about Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA):
- Because of Abemama Atoll Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Abemama Atoll 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 airport is served by Air Kiribati from the international airport at South Tarawa on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
- In March 1944, the USAAF combat units moved west into the Marshalls, and Abemama became a transport hub for the 9th Troop Carrier Squadron until August.
- The furthest airport from Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) is Cape Palmas Airport (CPA), which is nearly antipodal to Abemama Atoll Airport (meaning Abemama Atoll Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cape Palmas Airport), and is located 12,084 miles (19,448 kilometers) away in Cape Palmas, Liberia.
- The closest airport to Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) is Aranuka Airport (AAK), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) SSW of AEA.
- Abemama Airport was originally built in late 1943 by the United States Navy Seabees for the United States Army Air Forces.
Facts about Toyama Airport (TOY):
- Because of Toyama Airport's relatively low elevation of 127 feet, planes can take off or land at Toyama 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 Toyama Airport (TOY) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,818 miles (19,019 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Toyama Airport", other names for TOY include "富山空港" and "Toyama Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Toyama Airport (TOY) is Komatsu Airport (KMQ), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) WSW of TOY.
- Toyama Airport (TOY) currently has only 1 runway.