Nonstop flight route between Hola, Kenya and Natori, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hola Airport (HOA), Hola, Kenya and Sendai Airport (SDJ), Natori, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,876 miles (or 11,065 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 Hola Airport and Sendai 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 Hola Airport and Sendai Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hola Airport (HOA):

• Because of Hola Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Hola 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.
• Hola Airport is located in Tana River District, Coast Province, in the town of Hola, in southeastern Kenya, close to the Indian Ocean coast and to the International border with Somalia.
• The furthest airport from Hola Airport (HOA) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,654 miles (18,755 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• Its location is approximately 345 kilometres, by air, east of Nairobi International Airport, the country's largest civilian airport.
• The closest airport to Hola Airport (HOA) is Garissa Airport (GAS), which is located 77 miles (123 kilometers) NNW of HOA.

Facts about Sendai Airport (SDJ):

• The control tower, Tokyo Regional Civil Aviation Bureau office and Air Cargo Terminal are located on the west side of the main terminal building.
• In 1992, Runway B was extended further to 2,500 metres and 5 years later, in 1997, a new terminal was opened.
• Because of Sendai Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Sendai 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 Sendai Airport Line rail link was completed on 18 March 2007 and began service between Sendai Station and Sendai Airport Station.
• The closest airport to Sendai Airport (SDJ) is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of SDJ.
• Sendai Airport (SDJ) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Sendai Airport", other names for SDJ include "仙台空港" and "Sendai Kūkō".
• The Sendai Airport Line, which connects the airport to Sendai Station, opened on 18 March 2007.
• In 1940, the Imperial Japanese Army built Sendai Airport in order to use it for the Kumakaya Army Flight School, Masda Branch School Trainee Training Center.
• Because of the damage caused by the earthquake and tsunami, all scheduled service were suspended from 11 March 2011 until 13 April 2011.
• On 11 March 2011, the airport was first damaged by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and then badly flooded by the subsequent tsunami.
• The furthest airport from Sendai Airport (SDJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,588 miles (18,650 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.