Nonstop flight route between Saga, Kyūshū, Japan and Waspam, Nicaragua:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Saga Airport (HSG), Saga, Kyūshū, Japan and Waspam Airport (WSP), Waspam, Nicaragua would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,430 miles (or 13,566 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 Saga Airport and Waspam 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 Saga Airport and Waspam Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Saga Airport (HSG):

• In addition to being known as "Saga Airport", other names for HSG include "佐賀空港" and "Saga-kūkō".
• Saga Airport (HSG) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Saga Airport (HSG) is Nagasaki Airport (NGS), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SW of HSG.
• The furthest airport from Saga Airport (HSG) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Saga Airport (meaning Saga Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,275 miles (19,755 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• Due to the slump in mainline service to the airport, Saga Prefecture began several programs aimed at promoting usage of the airport, including ground transportation subsidies for local companies that used the airport for business travel.
• In 2004, the airport's hours were extended to allow service between midnight and 4 a.m., and ANA began overnight cargo service between Saga and Tokyo, initially using passenger aircraft but switching to Boeing 767 freighter aircraft in 2006.
• Because of Saga Airport's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Saga 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.

Facts about Waspam Airport (WSP):

• The closest airport to Waspam Airport (WSP) is Puerto Cabezas Airport (PUZ), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SE of WSP.
• Because of Waspam Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Waspam 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.
• Waspam Airport (WSP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Waspam Airport (WSP) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Waspam Airport (meaning Waspam Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,253 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.