Nonstop flight route between Kauhava, Finland and Okinawa Prefecture, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(63°7'27"N by 23°3'3"E)
Arrival Airport:
(26°21'6"N by 127°46'9"E)
Distance from KAU to DNA:
5,041.14 miles (8,112.91 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kauhava Airport (KAU), Kauhava, Finland and Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), Okinawa Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,041 miles (or 8,113 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 Kauhava Airport and Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō, 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 Kauhava Airport and Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KAU / EFKA |
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| Location: | Kauhava, Finland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°7'27"N by 23°3'3"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Finavia, Finnish Defence Forces |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 151 feet (46 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KAU |
| More Information: | KAU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DNA / RODN |
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| Location: | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°21'6"N by 127°46'9"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from DNA |
| More Information: | DNA Maps & Info |
Facts about Kauhava Airport (KAU):
- Because of Kauhava Airport's relatively low elevation of 151 feet, planes can take off or land at Kauhava 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 closest airport to Kauhava Airport (KAU) is Seinäjoki Airport (SJY), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SSW of KAU.
- In addition to being known as "Kauhava Airport", another name for KAU is "Kauhavan lentoasema".
- Kauhava Airport (KAU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kauhava Airport handled 155 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Kauhava Airport (KAU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,894 miles (17,532 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA):
- The closest airport to Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SW of DNA.
- The furthest airport from Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is nearly antipodal to Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (meaning Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Paulo Abdala Airport), and is located 12,381 miles (19,926 kilometers) away in Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil.
- What the Americans captured was a 4,600 feet strip of badly-damaged coral runway.
- On 30 June 1959 an F-100 from the wing crashed on Okinawa during a training flight after suffering an engine fire.
- In addition to being known as "Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō", another name for DNA is "Kadena AFB".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.54 miles (49.15 km) SSW | Seinäjoki Airport (SJY) | Seinäjoki, Finland |     |
| 2 | 40.62 miles (65.37 km) W | Vaasa Airport (VAA) | Vaasa, Finland | |
| 3 | 41.28 miles (66.43 km) N | Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) | Kokkola / Jakobstad, Finland | |
| 4 | 50.22 miles (80.82 km) SSW | Kauhajoki Airfield (KHJ) | Kauhajoki, Finland | |
| 5 | 82.34 miles (132.52 km) NE | Ylivieska Airfield (YLI) | Ylivieska, Finland | |
| 6 | 96.79 miles (155.77 km) ESE | Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) | Jyväskylä, Finland | |
| 7 | 97.12 miles (156.30 km) WNW | Umeå Airport (UME) | Umeå, Sweden | |
| 8 | 103.67 miles (166.84 km) SSE | Halli Airport (KEV) | Kuorevesi, Finland | |
| 9 | 119.33 miles (192.04 km) S | Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) | Tampere / Pirkkala, Finland | |
| 10 | 119.81 miles (192.81 km) NNW | Skellefteå Airport (SFT) | Skellefteå, Skellefteå, Sweden | |
| 11 | 121.73 miles (195.91 km) SSW | Pori Airport (POR) | Pori, Finland | |
| 12 | 127.72 miles (205.54 km) W | Örnsköldsvik Airport (OER) | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | |
| 13 | 142.86 miles (229.92 km) NNE | Oulu Airport (OUL) | Oulu, Finland | |
| 14 | 148.63 miles (239.20 km) E | Kuopio Airport (KUO) | Kuopio / Siilinjärvi, Finland | |
| 15 | 162.93 miles (262.21 km) ENE | Kajaani Airport (KAJ) | Kajaani, Finland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,893.74 miles (17,531.74 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,697.35 miles (17,215.67 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,692.33 miles (17,207.60 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,671.47 miles (17,174.02 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,666.93 miles (17,166.71 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,633.92 miles (17,113.59 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,632.22 miles (17,110.86 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,624.12 miles (17,097.82 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,619.03 miles (17,089.63 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,605.47 miles (17,067.80 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,602.53 miles (17,063.08 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,582.89 miles (17,031.47 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,579.70 miles (17,026.34 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,571.79 miles (17,013.60 km) ESE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,562.92 miles (16,999.33 km) ESE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.21 miles (21.26 km) SW | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 25.64 miles (41.27 km) N | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 3 | 32.11 miles (51.67 km) WSW | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 4 | 36.72 miles (59.10 km) WNW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 5 | 186.66 miles (300.40 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 6 | 188.50 miles (303.36 km) SW | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 7 | 189.93 miles (305.66 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 8 | 194.55 miles (313.10 km) WSW | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 9 | 219.59 miles (353.39 km) E | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 222.42 miles (357.95 km) E | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 263.17 miles (423.52 km) WSW | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 294.19 miles (473.45 km) WSW | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 13 | 326.01 miles (524.66 km) WSW | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 329.43 miles (530.16 km) NNE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 397.04 miles (638.96 km) WSW | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,381.33 miles (19,925.78 km) ESE | Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) | Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,378.47 miles (19,921.16 km) S | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,376.55 miles (19,918.08 km) SSE | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,366.28 miles (19,901.55 km) SW | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,364.36 miles (19,898.46 km) W | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,356.96 miles (19,886.54 km) SSW | Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) | Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,356.83 miles (19,886.33 km) SW | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,352.73 miles (19,879.75 km) ESE | Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,351.47 miles (19,877.71 km) WSW | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,346.36 miles (19,869.49 km) S | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,314.48 miles (19,818.19 km) SE | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,305.82 miles (19,804.26 km) S | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,291.25 miles (19,780.80 km) ESE | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,288.05 miles (19,775.65 km) E | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,287.46 miles (19,774.70 km) ESE | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |