Nonstop flight route between Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and Voronezh, Russia:

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A direct, nonstop flight between Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ), Voronezh, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,748 miles (or 7,641 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 Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye, 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 Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye. 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):

• Beginning in 1961, the 18th was sending its tactical squadrons frequently to South Vietnam and Thailand, initially with its RF-101 reconnaissance forces, and beginning in 1964 with its tactical fighter forces supporting USAF combat missions in the Vietnam War.
• Since November 1954, the 18th Wing under various designations has been the main United States Air Force operational unit at Kadena.
• The surrender of Japanese forces in the Ryukyu Islands came on 7 September.
• 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 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.
• In addition to being known as "Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō", another name for DNA is "Kadena AFB".
• What the Americans captured was a 4,600 feet strip of badly-damaged coral runway.

Facts about Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ):

• The closest airport to Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) is Lipetsk Airport (LPK), which is located 63 miles (101 kilometers) NNE of VOZ.
• Because of Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye's relatively low elevation of 515 feet, planes can take off or land at Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye 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.
• Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,711 miles (17,238 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
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• In addition to being known as "Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye", another name for VOZ is "Международный аэропорт Воронеж-Чертовицкое".