Nonstop flight route between Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil and Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC), Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil and Kerama Airport (KJP), Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,234 miles (or 18,080 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 Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport and Kerama 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 Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport and Kerama Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEC / SBLE |
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Location: | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°28'59"S by 41°16'23"W |
Area Served: | Lençóis |
Operator/Owner: | Sinart |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1676 feet (511 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LEC |
More Information: | LEC Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC):
- Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (meaning Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
- The closest airport to Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) is Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ), which is located 153 miles (247 kilometers) WSW of LEC.
- In addition to being known as "Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport", another name for LEC is "Aeroporto Coronel Horácio de Mattos".
Facts about Kerama Airport (KJP):
- Kerama Airport (KJP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kerama Airport", other names for KJP include "慶良間空港" and "Kerama Kūkō".
- 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.