Nonstop flight route between Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and Henderson, United States:
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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 Henderson Executive Airport (HSH), Henderson, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,494 miles (or 10,451 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 Henderson Executive 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 Henderson Executive Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | HSH / KHND |
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Location: | Henderson, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°58'22"N by 115°8'3"W |
Area Served: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | Clark County, Nevada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2492 feet (760 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
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Facts about Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA):
- Twentieth Air Force was inactivated in March 1955.
- 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 Korean War emphasized the need for maintaining a naval presence in Okinawa.
- Kadena Air Base, is a United States Air Force base in the towns of Kadena and Chatan and the city of Okinawa, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
- 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.
- Kadena airfield was initially under the control of Seventh Air Force, however on 16 July 1945, Headquarters Eighth Air Force was transferred, without personnel, equipment, or combat elements to the town of Sakugawa, near Kadena from RAF High Wycombe England.
- The McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II replaced the RF-101 in the reconnaissance role in 1967.
- 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.
- Twentieth Air Force became the command and control organization for Kadena on 16 May 1949.
Facts about Henderson Executive Airport (HSH):
- The terminal building houses car rental, flight school and line service facilities, as well as the Landings Restaurant.
- The furthest airport from Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,313 miles (18,206 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Henderson Executive Airport covers an area of 760 acres at an elevation of 2,492 feet above mean sea level.
- Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Henderson Executive Airport", another name for HSH is "HND".
- The closest airport to Henderson Executive Airport (HSH) is McCarran International Airport (LAS), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) N of HSH.