Nonstop flight route between Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States and Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA), Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States and Hateruma Airport (HTR), Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,913 miles (or 12,735 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 Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) and Hateruma 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 Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) and Hateruma Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUA / KHUA |
Airport Name: | Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) |
Location: | Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°40'42"N by 86°41'4"W |
Area Served: | Redstone Arsenal |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 685 feet (209 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HUA |
More Information: | HUA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HTR / RORH |
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Location: | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°3'29"N by 123°48'14"E |
Area Served: | Taketomi, Okinawa, Japan |
Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HTR |
More Information: | HTR Maps & Info |
Facts about Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA):
- Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) is Huntsville International Airport (HSV), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) WSW of HUA.
- On April 12, 1956, the city of Huntsville approached the commander of the airfield to talk about a new federal airway.
- Because of Redstone Army Airfield (AAF)'s relatively low elevation of 685 feet, planes can take off or land at Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) 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 Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,195 miles (18,016 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1943, the airstrip on Huntsville Arsenal was established, to assist with the testing of incendiary bomb clusters.
Facts about Hateruma Airport (HTR):
- Because of Hateruma Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Hateruma 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.
- Hateruma Airport (HTR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Hateruma Airport (HTR) is Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC), which is nearly antipodal to Hateruma Airport (meaning Hateruma Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport), and is located 12,336 miles (19,853 kilometers) away in Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay.
- In addition to being known as "Hateruma Airport", other names for HTR include "波照間空港" and "Hateruma Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Hateruma Airport (HTR) is Ishigaki Airport (ISG), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NE of HTR.