Nonstop flight route between Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan and Babo, Western New Guinea, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan and Babo Airport (BXB), Babo, Western New Guinea, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,242 miles (or 5,218 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 Asahikawa Airport and Babo 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 Asahikawa Airport and Babo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKJ / RJEC | 
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| Location: | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°40'14"N by 142°26'50"E | 
| Area Served: | Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Asahikawa | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 690 feet (210 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AKJ | 
| More Information: | AKJ Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BXB / WASO | 
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| Location: | Babo, Western New Guinea, Indonesia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°32'59"S by 133°25'0"E | 
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BXB | 
| More Information: | BXB Maps & Info | 
Facts about Asahikawa Airport (AKJ):
- Because of Asahikawa Airport's relatively low elevation of 690 feet, planes can take off or land at Asahikawa 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Asahikawa Airport", other names for AKJ include "旭川空港" and "Asahikawa Kūkō".
 - The furthest airport from Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,350 miles (18,267 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
 - Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) is Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) NE of AKJ.
 
Facts about Babo Airport (BXB):
- In addition to being known as "Babo Airport", another name for BXB is "Bandar Udara Babo".
 - The closest airport to Babo Airport (BXB) is Kaimana Airport (KNG), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) SSE of BXB.
 - Babo Airport (BXB) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Babo Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Babo 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 Babo Airport (BXB) is Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL), which is nearly antipodal to Babo Airport (meaning Babo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,529 kilometers) away in Belém, Pará, Brazil.
 
