Nonstop flight route between Bejaia, Algeria and Osaka, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA), Bejaia, Algeria and Osaka International Airport (OSA), Osaka, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,557 miles (or 10,552 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 Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport and Osaka International 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 Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport and Osaka International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA):

• Because of Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at Soummam – Abane Ramdane 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 "Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport", other names for BJA include "Soummam/Abane Ramdane Airport (Bejaia)" and "Aéroport de Bejaia / Soummam – Abane Ramdane".
• The furthest airport from Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is nearly antipodal to Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (meaning Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gisborne Airport), and is located 12,026 miles (19,355 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA) is Ain Arnat Airport (QSF), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SSE of BJA.
• Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Osaka International Airport (OSA):

• The closest airport to Osaka International Airport (OSA) is Osaka International Airport (ITM), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of OSA.
• Osaka International Airport (OSA) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Osaka International Airport", other names for OSA include "Itami International Airport", "大阪国際空港", "Ōsaka Kokusai Kūkō", "ITM" and "RJOO".
• The furthest airport from Osaka International Airport (OSA) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,960 miles (19,248 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• Because of the political friction surrounding Itami, planners began work in the 1970s to relocate many of its flights to an offshore location.
• The policy of the Japanese government has been to limit operations at Itami in order to spur development at Kansai and Kobe.
• Itami is currently limited to domestic flights, and can only handle 18 landings per hour and 370 landings per day.
• Because of Osaka International Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Osaka International 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.
• Itami was renamed Osaka Airport following its return to Japanese control in March 1959.