Nonstop flight route between Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil and Okinawa, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alberto Bertelli Airport (APX), Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil and Naha Airport (OKA), Okinawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,233 miles (or 19,687 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 Alberto Bertelli Airport and Naha 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 Alberto Bertelli Airport and Naha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between APX and OKA makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Alberto Bertelli Airport and Naha Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between APX and OKA are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil and Okinawa, Japan by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between APX and OKA!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | APX / SSOG |
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Location: | Arapongas, Paraná, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°21'20"S by 51°29'26"W |
Area Served: | Arapongas |
Operator/Owner: | Arapongas SEIL |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2599 feet (792 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from APX |
More Information: | APX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKA / ROAH |
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Location: | Okinawa, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°11'44"N by 127°38'44"E |
Area Served: | Naha, Okinawa, Japan |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OKA |
More Information: | OKA Maps & Info |
Facts about Alberto Bertelli Airport (APX):
- The furthest airport from Alberto Bertelli Airport (APX) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is nearly antipodal to Alberto Bertelli Airport (meaning Alberto Bertelli Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Naha Airport), and is located 12,233 miles (19,687 kilometers) away in Okinawa, Japan.
- The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
- In addition to being known as "Alberto Bertelli Airport", another name for APX is "Aeroporto Alberto Bertelli".
- The closest airport to Alberto Bertelli Airport (APX) is Capitão João Busse Airport (APU), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) SSE of APX.
- Alberto Bertelli Airport handled 2,263 passengers last year.
- Alberto Bertelli Airport (APX) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Naha Airport (OKA):
- Naha Airport (OKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Naha Airport (OKA) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is nearly antipodal to Naha Airport (meaning Naha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Paulo Abdala Airport), and is located 12,392 miles (19,943 kilometers) away in Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil.
- Air America operated interisland flights to Miyako and Ishigaki from 1964 to 1967, when Southwest Airlines took over these routes.
- In addition to being known as "Naha Airport", other names for OKA include "那覇空港" and "Naha Kūkō".
- Congested Naha Airport served 14,495,054 passengers in FY2006, roughly similar numbers in 2012.
- All Nippon Airways operates an overnight cargo hub at Naha Airport, which receives inbound Boeing 767 freighter flights from key destinations in Japan, China and Southeast Asia between 1 and 4 a.m., followed by return flights between 4 and 6 a.m., allowing overnight service between these regional hubs as well as onward connections to other ANA and partner carrier flights.
- Because of Naha Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Naha 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 Naha Airport (OKA) is Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NE of OKA.