Nonstop flight route between Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan and Palmyra, Syria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hakodate Airport (HKD), Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan and Palmyra Airport (PMS), Palmyra, Syria would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,239 miles (or 8,431 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 Palmyra 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 Palmyra 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 | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | PMS / OSPR | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Palmyra, Syria | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°33'26"N by 38°19'0"E | 
| Area Served: | Palmyra, Syria | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 1322 feet (403 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PMS | 
| More Information: | PMS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Hakodate Airport (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.
- Hakodate Airport (HKD) currently has only 1 runway.
- On September 6, 1976, Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko defected to the West by landing a MiG-25 Foxbat aircraft at Hakodate Airport.
- 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 closest airport to Hakodate Airport (HKD) is Aomori Airport (AOJ), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) S of HKD.
- In addition to being known as "Hakodate Airport", other names for HKD include "函館空港" and "Hakodate Kūkō".
Facts about Palmyra Airport (PMS):
- Palmyra Airport (PMS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Palmyra Airport", another name for PMS is "مطار تدمر".
- The closest airport to Palmyra Airport (PMS) is Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ), which is located 117 miles (188 kilometers) ENE of PMS.
- The furthest airport from Palmyra Airport (PMS) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,544 miles (18,579 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.




