Nonstop flight route between Astoria, Oregon, United States and Okinawa Prefecture, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Astoria Regional Airport (AST), Astoria, Oregon, United States and Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), Okinawa Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,723 miles (or 9,211 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 Astoria Regional Airport and Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō, 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 Astoria Regional Airport and Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AST / KAST |
Airport Name: | Astoria Regional Airport |
Location: | Astoria, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°9'29"N by 123°52'42"W |
Area Served: | Astoria, Oregon |
Operator/Owner: | Port of Astoria |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AST |
More Information: | AST Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DNA / RODN |
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Location: | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°21'6"N by 127°46'9"E |
View all routes: | Routes from DNA |
More Information: | DNA Maps & Info |
Facts about Astoria Regional Airport (AST):
- Astoria Regional Airport (AST) has 2 runways.
- Because of Astoria Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Astoria Regional 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.
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 1,851 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,531 in 2009 and 3,482 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Astoria Regional Airport (AST) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,892 miles (17,529 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Astoria Regional Airport (AST) is Southwest Washington Regional Airport (KLS), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) E of AST.
Facts about Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA):
- The closest airport to Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SW of DNA.
- The furthest airport from Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is nearly antipodal to Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (meaning Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Paulo Abdala Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,926 kilometers) away in Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil.
- The 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing was reassigned to Kadena from Osan-ni AB, South Korea on 1 November 1954, flying three squadrons of North American F-86 Sabres.
- Kadena airfield was initially under the control of Seventh Air Force, however on 16 July 1945, Headquarters Eighth Air Force was transferred, without personnel, equipment, or combat elements to the town of Sakugawa, near Kadena from RAF High Wycombe England.
- The McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II replaced the RF-101 in the reconnaissance role in 1967.
- Kadena Air Base's history dates back to just before the 1 April 1945, Battle of Okinawa, when a local construction firm completed a small airfield named Yara Hikojo near the island's village of Kadena.
- In addition to being known as "Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō", another name for DNA is "Kadena AFB".
- On 7 June 1946, Headquarters Eighth Air Force moved without personnel or equipment to MacDill AAF, Florida.