Nonstop flight route between Haifa, Israel and Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Haifa Airport (HFA), Haifa, Israel and Hakodate Airport (HKD), Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,460 miles (or 8,786 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 Haifa Airport and Hakodate 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 Haifa Airport and Hakodate Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HFA / LLHA |
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| Location: | Haifa, Israel |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°48'33"N by 35°2'35"E |
| Area Served: | Haifa, Israel |
| Operator/Owner: | Israel Airports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 28 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HFA |
| More Information: | HFA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HKD / RJCH |
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| Location: | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°46'12"N by 140°49'18"E |
| Area Served: | Hakodate, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | MLIT |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HKD |
| More Information: | HKD Maps & Info |
Facts about Haifa Airport (HFA):
- Because of Haifa Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Haifa 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.
- Haifa Airport (HFA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Haifa Airport", another name for HFA is "נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה חֵיפָה".
- The closest airport to Haifa Airport (HFA) is Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NE of HFA.
- 2007 saw the first rise in passenger numbers and aircraft movements since 2002 with an increase of 25% in passenger numbers and a 7% increase in aircraft movements over the previous year.
- The furthest airport from Haifa Airport (HFA) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,620 miles (18,700 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- RAF Haifa was a Royal Air Force station in Palestine between 1942 and 1948.
Facts about Hakodate Airport (HKD):
- On September 6, 1976, Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko defected to the West by landing a MiG-25 Foxbat aircraft at Hakodate Airport.
- Hakodate airport opened in 1961 and is located by the seas around 10 km from the city centre.
- In addition to being known as "Hakodate Airport", other names for HKD include "函館空港" and "Hakodate Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Hakodate Airport (HKD) is Aomori Airport (AOJ), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) S of HKD.
- Because of Hakodate Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Hakodate 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 Hakodate Airport (HKD) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,458 miles (18,440 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Hakodate Airport (HKD) currently has only 1 runway.
