Nonstop flight route between Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and Crows Landing, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kitadaito Airport (KTD), Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC), Crows Landing, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,019 miles (or 9,687 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 Kitadaito Airport and NASA Crows Landing 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 Kitadaito Airport and NASA Crows Landing Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTD / RORK |
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Location: | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°56'40"N by 131°19'36"E |
Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 71 feet (22 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KTD |
More Information: | KTD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NRC / KNRC |
Airport Name: | NASA Crows Landing Airport |
Location: | Crows Landing, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°24'29"N by 121°6'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | NASA Ames Research Center |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 166 feet (51 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NRC |
More Information: | NRC Maps & Info |
Facts about Kitadaito Airport (KTD):
- Because of Kitadaito Airport's relatively low elevation of 71 feet, planes can take off or land at Kitadaito 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 Kitadaito Airport (KTD) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSW of KTD.
- In addition to being known as "Kitadaito Airport", other names for KTD include "北大東空港" and "Kitadaitō Kūkō".
- Kitadaito Airport (KTD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kitadaito Airport was opened in 1971 as an emergency 760 meter airstrip, constructed of crushed coral by the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands.
- The furthest airport from Kitadaito Airport (KTD) is Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport (JOI), which is nearly antipodal to Kitadaito Airport (meaning Kitadaito Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Joinville-Lauro Carneiro de Loyola Airport), and is located 12,416 miles (19,982 kilometers) away in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- The prefecture operates the airport, which is classified as a third class airport.
Facts about NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC):
- NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC) is Modesto City-County Airport (MOD), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of NRC.
- The furthest airport from NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,331 miles (18,235 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of NASA Crows Landing Airport's relatively low elevation of 166 feet, planes can take off or land at NASA Crows Landing 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.