Nonstop flight route between Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan and Leiden, Netherlands:
Departure Airport:
(43°40'14"N by 142°26'50"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°10'0"N by 4°25'9"E)
Distance from AKJ to LID:
5,358.47 miles (8,623.61 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan and Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID), Leiden, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,358 miles (or 8,624 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 Valkenburg Naval Air Base, 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 Valkenburg Naval Air Base. 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | LID / EHVB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Leiden, Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°10'0"N by 4°25'9"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LID |
| More Information: | LID Maps & Info |
Facts about Asahikawa Airport (AKJ):
- 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.
- The closest airport to Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) is Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) NE of 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".
- Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID):
- Because of Valkenburg Naval Air Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Valkenburg Naval Air Base 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.
- After the war it briefly served as a home for the Royal Netherlands Air Force air transport wing, but in 1947 the Navy received control of the air base.
- Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Valkenburg Naval Air Base", another name for LID is "Vliegkamp Valkenburg".
- The furthest airport from Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) S of LID.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 64.63 miles (104.01 km) NE | Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE) | Monbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan |     |
| 2 | 72.62 miles (116.87 km) SSW | New Chitose Airport (CTS) | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 3 | 75.49 miles (121.49 km) SSE | Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) | Obihiro, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 4 | 86.86 miles (139.79 km) E | Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) | Kitami, Japan | |
| 5 | 97.90 miles (157.55 km) ESE | Kushiro Airport (KUH) | Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 6 | 123.92 miles (199.44 km) NNW | Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 7 | 125.82 miles (202.49 km) E | Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) | Nakashibetsu, Japan | |
| 8 | 155.10 miles (249.60 km) SSW | Hakodate Airport (HKD) | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 9 | 188.43 miles (303.24 km) SW | Okushiri Airport (OIR) | Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 10 | 212.16 miles (341.44 km) SSW | Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | |
| 11 | 221.27 miles (356.10 km) SSW | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | |
| 12 | 222.02 miles (357.30 km) SSW | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 13 | 222.61 miles (358.26 km) N | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS) | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia | |
| 14 | 262.96 miles (423.20 km) SSW | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 15 | 300.85 miles (484.17 km) SSW | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,350.43 miles (18,266.69 km) SE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 11,323.91 miles (18,224.03 km) ESE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,321.62 miles (18,220.34 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 11,320.64 miles (18,218.76 km) ESE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,320.34 miles (18,218.27 km) SE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 6 | 11,315.18 miles (18,209.98 km) ESE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,310.42 miles (18,202.31 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,284.79 miles (18,161.06 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 9 | 11,278.97 miles (18,151.69 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,278.70 miles (18,151.26 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,276.49 miles (18,147.71 km) E | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,242.50 miles (18,093.00 km) SE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 13 | 11,231.81 miles (18,075.80 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,217.67 miles (18,053.05 km) ESE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,213.13 miles (18,045.74 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.51 miles (23.35 km) S | Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 2 | 17.56 miles (28.27 km) NE | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands | |
| 3 | 46.84 miles (75.37 km) SSE | Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) | Breda, Netherlands | |
| 4 | 49.70 miles (79.99 km) S | Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE) | Woensdrecht, Netherlands | |
| 5 | 51.01 miles (82.09 km) ENE | Lelystad Airport (LEY) | Lelystad, Netherlands | |
| 6 | 54.46 miles (87.64 km) NNE | De Kooy Airfield (DHR) | Den Helder, Netherlands | |
| 7 | 63.94 miles (102.90 km) SSE | Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL) | Zoersel / Oostmalle, Belgium | |
| 8 | 64.17 miles (103.26 km) SE | Eindhoven Airport (EIN) | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
| 9 | 64.63 miles (104.00 km) ESE | Volkel Air Base (UDE) | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| 10 | 67.54 miles (108.70 km) S | Antwerp International Airport (ANR) | Antwerp, Belgium | |
| 11 | 83.18 miles (133.86 km) ESE | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| 12 | 87.47 miles (140.76 km) S | Brussels Airport (BRU) | Brussels, Belgium | |
| 13 | 92.40 miles (148.70 km) NE | Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | |
| 14 | 94.36 miles (151.85 km) SW | Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) | Flanders, Belgium | |
| 15 | 104.27 miles (167.81 km) SE | Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,858.00 miles (19,083.55 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,663.95 miles (18,771.27 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,652.07 miles (18,752.15 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,624.29 miles (18,707.43 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,624.24 miles (18,707.35 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,622.84 miles (18,705.10 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,622.06 miles (18,703.84 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,611.76 miles (18,687.27 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,601.62 miles (18,670.95 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,596.11 miles (18,662.08 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,574.64 miles (18,627.53 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,569.54 miles (18,619.32 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,566.85 miles (18,615.00 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,562.10 miles (18,607.35 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,560.13 miles (18,604.18 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |