Nonstop flight route between Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan and Ely, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hakodate Airport (HKD), Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan and Ely Airport (ELY), Ely, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,099 miles (or 8,206 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 Hakodate Airport and Ely 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 Hakodate Airport and Ely Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELY / KELY |
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Location: | Ely, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°17'58"N by 114°50'30"W |
Area Served: | Ely, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | White Pine County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6259 feet (1,908 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELY |
More Information: | ELY Maps & Info |
Facts about Hakodate Airport (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.
- Hakodate Airport (HKD) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Hakodate Airport", other names for HKD include "函館空港" and "Hakodate Kūkō".
- On September 6, 1976, Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko defected to the West by landing a MiG-25 Foxbat aircraft at Hakodate Airport.
- The closest airport to Hakodate Airport (HKD) is Aomori Airport (AOJ), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) S of HKD.
- 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.
Facts about Ely Airport (ELY):
- The closest airport to Ely Airport (ELY) is Eureka Airport (EUE), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WNW of ELY.
- On November 12, 2006 Air Midwest started flights to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada via Cedar City Regional Airport in Cedar City, Utah, The stop in Cedar City was due to the fact that McCarran Airport requires Transportation Security Administration screening not available at Ely Airport.
- Ely Airport (ELY) has 2 runways.
- Ely Airport covers an area 4,999 acres at an elevation of 6,259 feet.
- The furthest airport from Ely Airport (ELY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,082 miles (17,835 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Ely Airport's high elevation of 6,259 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ELY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ELY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Ely Airport", another name for ELY is "Yelland Field".