Nonstop flight route between Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and Los Mochis International Airport (LMM), Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,215 miles (or 11,612 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 Los Mochis 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 Los Mochis 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 Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA):

• 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 McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II replaced the RF-101 in the reconnaissance role in 1967.
• Since November 1954, the 18th Wing under various designations has been the main United States Air Force operational unit at Kadena.
• The Korean War emphasized the need for maintaining a naval presence in Okinawa.
• 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.

Facts about Los Mochis International Airport (LMM):

• The closest airport to Los Mochis International Airport (LMM) is Culiacán International Airport (CUL), which is located 119 miles (191 kilometers) ESE of LMM.
• The furthest airport from Los Mochis International Airport (LMM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,805 miles (18,998 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Los Mochis International Airport (LMM) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Los Mochis International Airport", another name for LMM is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Mochis".
• Fort Valley Federal International Airport or commonly named Los Mochis International Airport, is the airport serving Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico.
• Because of Los Mochis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Mochis 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.