Nonstop flight route between Tokyo, Honshū, Japan and Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tokyo International Airport (HND), Tokyo, Honshū, Japan and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP), Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,668 miles (or 10,730 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 Tokyo International Airport and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International 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 Tokyo International Airport and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tokyo International Airport (HND):

• Haneda was the primary international airport serving Tokyo until 1978.
• The furthest airport from Tokyo International Airport (HND) is Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM), which is located 11,722 miles (18,864 kilometers) away in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
• In May 2008, the Japanese Ministry of Transport announced that international flights would be allowed between Haneda and any overseas destination, provided that such flights must operate between 11 PM and 7 AM.
• Because of Tokyo International Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Tokyo International 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.
• Haneda was mainly a military and civilian transportation base used by the U.S.
• Macquarie Bank and Macquarie Airports owned a 19.9% stake in Japan Airport Terminal until 2009, when they sold their stake back to the company.
• Tokyo International Airport (HND) has 4 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Tokyo International Airport", other names for HND include "東京国際空港" and "Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō".
• The closest airport to Tokyo International Airport (HND) is Narita International Airport (NRT), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) ENE of HND.
• 30,000 annual international slots became available upon the opening of the international terminal in October 2010, and were allocated to government authorities in several countries for further allocation to airlines.

Facts about Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP):

• Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) has 2 runways.
• General aviation is serviced by the fixed base operator Aviation Technologies.
• The closest airport to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) is Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (WBW), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) WSW of AVP.
• Because of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport's relatively low elevation of 962 feet, planes can take off or land at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International 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 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,655 miles (18,757 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• American Airlines pulled out in 1964 and TWA left in 1965–66, but Eastern remained until 1991 and a regional affiliate replaced US Airways around 2004-5.