Nonstop flight route between Kalemyo, Myanmar (Burma) and Okinawa Prefecture, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kalaymyo Airport (KMV), Kalemyo, Myanmar (Burma) and Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), Okinawa Prefecture, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,121 miles (or 3,413 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 relatively short distance between Kalaymyo Airport and Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMV / VYKL |
Airport Name: | Kalaymyo Airport |
Location: | Kalemyo, Myanmar (Burma) |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°11'18"N by 94°3'2"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 499 feet (152 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
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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 |
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Facts about Kalaymyo Airport (KMV):
- Kalaymyo Airport (KMV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kalaymyo Airport (KMV) is Lengpui Airport (AJL), which is located 101 miles (163 kilometers) WNW of KMV.
- The furthest airport from Kalaymyo Airport (KMV) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- Because of Kalaymyo Airport's relatively low elevation of 499 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalaymyo 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 Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA):
- On 30 June 1959 an F-100 from the wing crashed on Okinawa during a training flight after suffering an engine fire.
- 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.
- Kadena Air Base's history dates back to just before the 1 April 1945, Battle of Okinawa, when a local construction firm completed a small airfield named Yara Hikojo near the island's village of Kadena.
- 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.
- The surrender of Japanese forces in the Ryukyu Islands came on 7 September.
- The McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II replaced the RF-101 in the reconnaissance role in 1967.
- In addition to being known as "Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō", another name for DNA is "Kadena AFB".
- Beginning in 1961, the 18th was sending its tactical squadrons frequently to South Vietnam and Thailand, initially with its RF-101 reconnaissance forces, and beginning in 1964 with its tactical fighter forces supporting USAF combat missions in the Vietnam War.