Nonstop flight route between Wichita, Kansas, United States and Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT), Wichita, Kansas, United States and Wakkanai Airport (WKJ), Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,620 miles (or 9,044 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 Wichita Mid-Continent Airport and Wakkanai 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 Wichita Mid-Continent Airport and Wakkanai Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ICT / KICT |
Airport Name: | Wichita Mid-Continent Airport |
Location: | Wichita, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°38'59"N by 97°25'59"W |
Area Served: | Southern Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Wichita |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1333 feet (406 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ICT |
More Information: | ICT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WKJ / RJCW |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°24'15"N by 141°48'7"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WKJ |
More Information: | WKJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT):
- Currently eight gates are used at Mid-Continent Airport.
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, is a commercial airport in Wichita, Kansas, United States.
- The closest airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) is McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of ICT.
- Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) has 3 runways.
- By the summer of 1950 Boeing was ready to turn out the first production models of the B-47 Stratojet, and the United States Air Force sought to make Wichita Airport a permanent military installation.
- Two concourses attached to the terminal building with 10 gates were built in 1976.
- The furthest airport from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,746 miles (17,294 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Wakkanai Airport (WKJ):
- Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is located on Japan National Route 238 approx.
- Until 1989, the JNR Temboku Line passed by the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Wakkanai Airport", other names for WKJ include "稚内空港" and "Wakkanai Kūkō".
- The furthest airport from Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,446 miles (18,420 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- The closest airport to Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) is Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport (MBE), which is located 109 miles (176 kilometers) SE of WKJ.
- Because of Wakkanai Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Wakkanai 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 1987, the 1,200 m main runway was extended to 1,800 m, allowing All Nippon Airways to begin jet service to Tokyo.