Nonstop flight route between Burketown, Queensland, Australia and Okinawa, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Burketown Airport (BUC), Burketown, Queensland, Australia and Naha Airport (OKA), Okinawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,139 miles (or 5,052 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 Burketown 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 Burketown 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: | BUC / YBKT |
Airport Name: | Burketown Airport |
Location: | Burketown, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°44'54"S by 139°32'3"E |
Operator/Owner: | Burke Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BUC |
More Information: | BUC 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 Burketown Airport (BUC):
- The furthest airport from Burketown Airport (BUC) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,423 miles (18,384 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Burketown Airport (BUC) is Doomadgee Airport (DMD), which is located 49 miles (78 kilometers) WSW of BUC.
- Burketown Airport (BUC) has 2 runways.
- Because of Burketown Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Burketown 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 Naha Airport (OKA):
- 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.
- Okinawa was returned to Japan in 1972.
- 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.
- 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.
- Naha Airport (OKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Naha Airport", other names for OKA include "那覇空港" and "Naha Kūkō".
- The airport was closed for refurbishment between 1952 and 1954.