Nonstop flight route between Emerald, Queensland, Australia and Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Emerald Airport (EMD), Emerald, Queensland, Australia and Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,660 miles (or 7,499 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 Emerald Airport and Asahikawa 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 Emerald Airport and Asahikawa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EMD / YEML | 
| Airport Name: | Emerald Airport | 
| Location: | Emerald, Queensland, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°34'2"S by 148°10'45"E | 
| Area Served: | Emerald, Queensland, Australia | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 624 feet (190 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from EMD | 
| More Information: | EMD Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKJ / RJEC | 
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| Location: | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°40'14"N by 142°26'50"E | 
| Area Served: | Asahikawa, Hokkaidō, Japan | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Asahikawa | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 690 feet (210 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AKJ | 
| More Information: | AKJ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Emerald Airport (EMD):
- Because of Emerald Airport's relatively low elevation of 624 feet, planes can take off or land at Emerald 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.
 - Emerald Airport (EMD) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Emerald Airport (EMD) is Blackwater Airport (BLT), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) E of EMD.
 - The airport resides at an elevation of 624 ft above sea level.
 - On 4 October 2011, Virgin Australia and Skywest Airlines announced that, from 16 January 2012, double-daily 68-seat ATR-72 services would be operating on weekdays between Emerald and Brisbane to "bring choice and competitive fares for travel to and from this important mining hub".
 - The furthest airport from Emerald Airport (EMD) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,818 miles (19,019 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
 
Facts about Asahikawa Airport (AKJ):
- Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Asahikawa Airport", other names for AKJ include "旭川空港" and "Asahikawa Kūkō".
 - The closest airport to Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) is Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) NE of AKJ.
 - The furthest airport from Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,350 miles (18,267 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
 - Because of Asahikawa Airport's relatively low elevation of 690 feet, planes can take off or land at Asahikawa 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.
 
