Nonstop flight route between Tokyo, Honshū, Japan and Port Vila, Vanuatu:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tokyo International Airport (HND), Tokyo, Honshū, Japan and Bauerfield International Airport (VLI), Port Vila, Vanuatu would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,127 miles (or 6,641 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 Bauerfield 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 Bauerfield International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HND / RJTT |
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| Location: | Tokyo, Honshū, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°33'11"N by 139°46'51"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Tokyo Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (airfield); Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. (terminals) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HND |
| More Information: | HND Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VLI / NVVV |
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| Location: | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°41'57"S by 168°19'10"E |
| Area Served: | Port Vila, Vanuatu |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Vanuatu Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 68 feet (21 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VLI |
| More Information: | VLI Maps & Info |
Facts about Tokyo International Airport (HND):
- Before the construction of Haneda Airport, aviators in Tokyo used various beaches of Tokyo Bay as airstrips, including beaches near the current site of Haneda.
- 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.
- 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 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is also planning a new road tunnel between the domestic and international terminals in order to shorten minimum connecting times between the terminals from the current 60–80 minutes.
- In June 2007, Haneda gained the right to host international flights that depart between 8:30 PM and 11:00 PM and arrive between 6 AM and 8:30 AM.
- The closest airport to Tokyo International Airport (HND) is Narita International Airport (NRT), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) ENE of HND.
- Tokyo International Airport (HND) has 4 runways.
- On September 12, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers and head of the occupation of Japan following World War II, ordered that Haneda be handed over to the occupation forces.
- 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.
- Haneda handled 68,906,636 passengers in 2013.
Facts about Bauerfield International Airport (VLI):
- The furthest airport from Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) is Letfotar Airport (MOM), which is nearly antipodal to Bauerfield International Airport (meaning Bauerfield International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Letfotar Airport), and is located 12,383 miles (19,928 kilometers) away in Moudjeria, Mauritania.
- Because of Bauerfield International Airport's relatively low elevation of 68 feet, planes can take off or land at Bauerfield 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.
- On 25 March 1942, the Army sent about 500 men to Efate from Nouméa, and the 4th Defense Battalion, 45th Marines, arrived on 8 April.
- Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Bauerfield International Airport", another name for VLI is "Port Vila International Airport".
- The closest airport to Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) is Siwo Airport (EAE), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) N of VLI.
- The base was disestablished and abandoned in February 1946.
