Nonstop flight route between Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan and Lewiston, Idaho, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kerama Airport (KJP), Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan and Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS), Lewiston, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,017 miles (or 9,684 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 Kerama Airport and Lewiston-Nez Perce County 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 Kerama Airport and Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KJP / ROKR |
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| Location: | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°10'5"N by 127°17'35"E |
| Area Served: | Kerama Islands, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 156 feet (48 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KJP |
| More Information: | KJP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWS / KLWS |
| Airport Name: | Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport |
| Location: | Lewiston, Idaho, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°22'27"N by 117°0'55"W |
| Area Served: | Lewiston, Idaho Clarkston, Washington |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Lewiston & Nez Perce County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1442 feet (440 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LWS |
| More Information: | LWS Maps & Info |
Facts about Kerama Airport (KJP):
- Kerama Airport (KJP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kerama Airport (KJP) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) E of KJP.
- The furthest airport from Kerama Airport (KJP) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is nearly antipodal to Kerama Airport (meaning Kerama Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Paulo Abdala Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,977 kilometers) away in Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil.
- Because of Kerama Airport's relatively low elevation of 156 feet, planes can take off or land at Kerama 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 addition to being known as "Kerama Airport", other names for KJP include "慶良間空港" and "Kerama Kūkō".
Facts about Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS):
- Horizon Air began service to Lewiston and Pullman-Moscow in March 1983.SkyWest Airlines initiated service to Lewiston in June 1996 as a Delta feeder, but only for only a year, then returned as the Delta Connection in January 2005.
- The closest airport to Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) is Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) N of LWS.
- The furthest airport from Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,717 miles (17,248 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The municipal golf course adjacent to the west, Bryden Canyon, was designed and built in the early 1970s, and opened in March 1975.
- Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) has 2 runways.
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
