Nonstop flight route between Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan and Oviedo, Asturias, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan and Asturias Airport (OVD), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,103 miles (or 9,822 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 Asturias 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 Asturias 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: | OVD / LEAS |
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| Location: | Oviedo, Asturias, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°33'48"N by 6°2'4"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 226 feet (69 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OVD |
| More Information: | OVD 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.
- The closest airport to Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) is Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) NE of AKJ.
- Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Asturias Airport (OVD):
- Because of Asturias Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Asturias 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.
- Asturias Airport (OVD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Asturias Airport (OVD) is León Airport (LEN), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) SSE of OVD.
- The furthest airport from Asturias Airport (OVD) is Christchurch International Airport (CHC), which is nearly antipodal to Asturias Airport (meaning Asturias Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christchurch International Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,899 kilometers) away in Christchurch, New Zealand.
- In 2003, a series of improvements were made to the airport, that would enable it to handle a higher volume of passengers and aircraft traffic.
- In addition to being known as "Asturias Airport", another name for OVD is "Aeropuerto de Asturias".
- The airport first opened on 11 June 1968.
