Nonstop flight route between Korla, Xinjiang, China and Misawa, Aomori, Japan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Korla Airport (KRL), Korla, Xinjiang, China and Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ), Misawa, Aomori, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,823 miles (or 4,543 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 Korla Airport and Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa 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 Korla Airport and Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Korla Airport (KRL):

• In addition to being known as "Korla Airport", other names for KRL include "库尔勒机场" and "Kù'ěrlè Jīchǎng".
• The closest airport to Korla Airport (KRL) is Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA), which is located 163 miles (262 kilometers) W of KRL.
• The furthest airport from Korla Airport (KRL) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 11,407 miles (18,358 kilometers) away in Castro, Chile.
• Korla Airport (KRL) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ):

• The closest airport to Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) is JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of MSJ.
• The furthest airport from Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,479 miles (18,473 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
• With the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950, the 49th Fighter-Bomber Group was split off from the wing and was one of the first USAF units dispatched to Korea from Japan, its tactical squadrons began operations with F-51D Mustangs as the F-51D performed the ground support role better than the Shooting Stars.
• Japanese Air Self Defense Force
• In addition to being known as "Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō", another name for MSJ is "Misawa AB".
• In this role the 39th trained the assigned units and controlled aerial interception missions when Japanese air space was violated.