Nonstop flight route between Cleveland, Ohio, United States and Osaka, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL), Cleveland, Ohio, United States and Osaka International Airport (OSA), Osaka, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,663 miles (or 10,724 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 Cleveland Burke Lakefront 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 Cleveland Burke Lakefront 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 Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL):

• The closest airport to Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) is Cuyahoga County Airport (CGF), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ENE of BKL.
• On the evening of Thursday, October 25, 2012 President Barack Obama held a rally on the tarmac in front of Air Force One for the 2012 Presidential election.
• The airport was the site of the annual Grand Prix of Cleveland, last held in 2007, a Champ Car race which required the airport to be briefly shut down.
• Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) has 2 runways.
• The International Women's Air & Space Museum is located throughout the terminal at BKL.
• The furthest airport from Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,383 miles (18,319 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport's relatively low elevation of 583 feet, planes can take off or land at Cleveland Burke Lakefront 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.

Facts about Osaka International Airport (OSA):

• 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".
• 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 is currently limited to domestic flights, and can only handle 18 landings per hour and 370 landings per day.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Osaka International Airport (OSA) is Osaka International Airport (ITM), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of OSA.
• The government proposed changing Itami's status from first-class airport to second-class airport, which would saddle local governments with one-third of its operating costs.
• While Japan's economy was growing rapidly, the area around Itami Airport became an increasingly dense residential area for commuters to Osaka.
• The policy of the Japanese government has been to limit operations at Itami in order to spur development at Kansai and Kobe.
• Osaka International Airport (OSA) has 2 runways.
• Construction began in July 1936 on a 53 ha site.