Nonstop flight route between Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan and Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE), Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan and Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT), Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,709 miles (or 7,578 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 JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base and Rankin Inlet 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 JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base and Rankin Inlet Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HHE / RJSH | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°33'6"N by 141°28'1"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 152 feet (46 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HHE | 
| More Information: | HHE Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YRT / CYRT | 
| Airport Name: | Rankin Inlet Airport | 
| Location: | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 62°48'38"N by 92°6'52"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 106 feet (32 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YRT | 
| More Information: | YRT Maps & Info | 
Facts about JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE):
- The furthest airport from JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,480 miles (18,476 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- With the start of the Korean War in 1950, the base was turned over to the Japanese National Police Reserve, the immediate predecessor to the Japan Defense Agency.
- JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base's relatively low elevation of 152 feet, planes can take off or land at JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base 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 closest airport to JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) is Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNW of HHE.
- In addition to being known as "JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base", other names for HHE include "八戸航空基地" and "Hachinohe Koku-kichi".
Facts about Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT):
- The closest airport to Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT) is Whale Cove Airport (YXN), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SSW of YRT.
- The furthest airport from Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,124 miles (16,293 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Rankin Inlet Airport (YRT) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Rankin Inlet Airport's relatively low elevation of 106 feet, planes can take off or land at Rankin Inlet 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.




