Nonstop flight route between Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and Artigas International Airport (ATI), Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,055 miles (or 19,400 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 Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō and Artigas 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 Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō and Artigas International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between DNA and ATI makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō and Artigas International Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between DNA and ATI are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between DNA and ATI!
Departure 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 |
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Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATI / SUAG |
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Location: | Artigas, Artigas, Uruguay |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°24'2"S by 56°30'28"W |
Area Served: | Artigas |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 410 feet (125 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
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Facts about Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA):
- During the 1968 Pueblo crisis, the 18th deployed between January and June to Osan Air Base, South Korea following the North Korean seizure of the vessel.
- In addition to being known as "Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō", another name for DNA is "Kadena AFB".
- 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 Korean War emphasized the need for maintaining a naval presence in Okinawa.
- Since November 1954, the 18th Wing under various designations has been the main United States Air Force operational unit at Kadena.
- 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 surrender of Japanese forces in the Ryukyu Islands came on 7 September.
- 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.
Facts about Artigas International Airport (ATI):
- In addition to being known as "Artigas International Airport", another name for ATI is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Artigas".
- Because of Artigas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 410 feet, planes can take off or land at Artigas 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.
- The furthest airport from Artigas International Airport (ATI) is Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport (HSN), which is nearly antipodal to Artigas International Airport (meaning Artigas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Zhoushan Putuoshan Airport), and is located 12,362 miles (19,895 kilometers) away in Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China.
- The closest airport to Artigas International Airport (ATI) is Ruben Berta International Airport (URG), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) NW of ATI.
- Artigas International Airport (ATI) has 2 runways.
- The airport is located 3 km from downtown Artigas.
- Currently no scheduled flights operate at this airport.