Nonstop flight route between Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States and Okinawa, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(41°48'11"N by 78°38'24"W)
Arrival Airport:
(26°11'44"N by 127°38'44"E)
Distance from BFD to OKA:
7,447.28 miles (11,985.21 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bradford Regional Airport (BFD), Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States and Naha Airport (OKA), Okinawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,447 miles (or 11,985 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 Bradford Regional 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 Bradford Regional Airport and Naha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFD / KBFD |
| Airport Name: | Bradford Regional Airport |
| Location: | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°48'11"N by 78°38'24"W |
| Area Served: | Bradford, Pennsylvania |
| Operator/Owner: | Bradford Regional Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2143 feet (653 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BFD |
| More Information: | BFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKA / ROAH |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Bradford Regional Airport (BFD):
- Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) is St. Marys Municipal Airport (STQ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SSE of BFD.
- Its first airline flights were United DC-3s in 1948.
- The airport covers 1,015 acres at an elevation of 2,143 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,513 miles (18,528 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Naha Airport (OKA):
- The hub began operations in 2009.
- In addition to being known as "Naha Airport", other names for OKA include "那覇空港" and "Naha Kūkō".
- Naha Airport is a second class airport located 4 km west of the city hall in Naha, Okinawa.
- 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.
- The basic and detailed design engineering works in addition to the later construction management phase of the main passenger terminal were awarded in the 1990s in part to the Japan Branch of the American design-build engineering company, The Austin Company, which joined Japanese firms in a joint venture design consortium.
- Air America operated interisland flights to Miyako and Ishigaki from 1964 to 1967, when Southwest Airlines took over these routes.
- The airport was closed for refurbishment between 1952 and 1954.
- 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.
- Naha Airport (OKA) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.90 miles (44.91 km) SSE | St. Marys Municipal Airport (STQ) | St. Marys, Pennsylvania, United States |     |
| 2 | 33.26 miles (53.52 km) NNE | Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport (OLE) | Olean, New York, United States | |
| 3 | 39.54 miles (63.64 km) ENE | Wellsville Municipal Airport (ELZ) | Wellsville, New York, United States | |
| 4 | 39.92 miles (64.24 km) NW | Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW) | Jamestown, New York, United States | |
| 5 | 45.19 miles (72.73 km) SSW | DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ) | DuBois, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 6 | 57.64 miles (92.76 km) NW | Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK) | Dunkirk, New York, United States | |
| 7 | 69.57 miles (111.96 km) WSW | Venango Regional Airport (FKL) | Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 8 | 69.72 miles (112.20 km) SSE | Mid-State Regional Airport (PSB) | Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 9 | 71.18 miles (114.54 km) NE | Dansville Municipal Airport (DSV) | Dansville, New York, United States | |
| 10 | 77.65 miles (124.97 km) SSE | University Park Airport (SCE) | State College, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 11 | 78.10 miles (125.69 km) SE | William T. Piper Memorial Airport (LHV) | Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 12 | 78.73 miles (126.71 km) N | Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) | Buffalo, New York, United States | |
| 13 | 81.26 miles (130.78 km) WNW | Erie International Airport (ERI) | Erie, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 14 | 82.13 miles (132.17 km) W | Port Meadville Airport (MEJ) | Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 15 | 84.44 miles (135.89 km) SSW | Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI) | Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,512.63 miles (18,527.74 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,488.64 miles (18,489.13 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,480.65 miles (18,476.27 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,462.64 miles (18,447.29 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,429.98 miles (18,394.72 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,403.97 miles (18,352.87 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,394.12 miles (18,337.01 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,387.87 miles (18,326.96 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,382.94 miles (18,319.02 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,336.58 miles (18,244.42 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,267.53 miles (18,133.29 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,240.95 miles (18,090.52 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,220.41 miles (18,057.46 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,220.33 miles (18,057.33 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,190.32 miles (18,009.02 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.21 miles (21.26 km) NE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 2 | 21.94 miles (35.31 km) W | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 3 | 37.18 miles (59.83 km) NW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 4 | 37.42 miles (60.22 km) NNE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 5 | 176.14 miles (283.47 km) WSW | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 182.40 miles (293.55 km) WSW | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 7 | 199.85 miles (321.62 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 8 | 203.01 miles (326.71 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 9 | 225.91 miles (363.57 km) E | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 229.11 miles (368.72 km) E | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 251.11 miles (404.12 km) WSW | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 282.06 miles (453.93 km) WSW | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 13 | 314.89 miles (506.76 km) WSW | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 342.61 miles (551.38 km) NNE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 387.48 miles (623.59 km) W | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,391.78 miles (19,942.58 km) ESE | Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) | Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,369.26 miles (19,906.34 km) SSE | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,366.23 miles (19,901.48 km) SSW | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,360.66 miles (19,892.50 km) SW | Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) | Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,357.09 miles (19,886.76 km) W | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,355.03 miles (19,883.45 km) ESE | Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,353.07 miles (19,880.29 km) SW | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,344.32 miles (19,866.20 km) SW | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,340.17 miles (19,859.53 km) WSW | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,335.52 miles (19,852.05 km) S | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,327.64 miles (19,839.36 km) SE | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,301.40 miles (19,797.14 km) ESE | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,298.12 miles (19,791.85 km) ESE | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,295.19 miles (19,787.14 km) S | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,294.94 miles (19,786.74 km) E | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |