Nonstop flight route between Luderitz, Namibia and Okinawa, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(26°41'15"S by 15°14'34"E)
Arrival Airport:
(26°11'44"N by 127°38'44"E)
Distance from LUD to OKA:
8,308.62 miles (13,371.39 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lüderitz Airport (LUD), Luderitz, Namibia and Naha Airport (OKA), Okinawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,309 miles (or 13,371 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 Lüderitz Airport and Naha 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 Lüderitz Airport and Naha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUD / FYLZ |
| Airport Name: | Lüderitz Airport |
| Location: | Luderitz, Namibia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°41'15"S by 15°14'34"E |
| Area Served: | Lüderitz, Namibia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 457 feet (139 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUD |
| More Information: | LUD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKA / ROAH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Okinawa, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°11'44"N by 127°38'44"E |
| Area Served: | Naha, Okinawa, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OKA |
| More Information: | OKA Maps & Info |
Facts about Lüderitz Airport (LUD):
- Lüderitz Airport (LUD) has 2 runways.
- Lüderitz Airport handled 15,694 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Lüderitz Airport (LUD) is PMRF Barking Sands (BKH), which is located 11,988 miles (19,292 kilometers) away in Kekaha, Hawaii, United States.
- Because of Lüderitz Airport's relatively low elevation of 457 feet, planes can take off or land at Lüderitz 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 Lüderitz Airport (LUD) is Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ), which is located 152 miles (245 kilometers) SSE of LUD.
Facts about Naha Airport (OKA):
- In addition to being known as "Naha Airport", other names for OKA include "那覇空港" and "Naha Kūkō".
- Because of Naha Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Naha 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 airport was a popular connecting point between Taipei and Shanghai prior to the opening of direct flights between mainland China and Taiwan.
- Naha Airport (OKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The hub began operations in 2009.
- The furthest airport from Naha Airport (OKA) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is nearly antipodal to Naha Airport (meaning Naha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Paulo Abdala Airport), and is located 12,392 miles (19,943 kilometers) away in Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Naha Airport (OKA) is Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NE of OKA.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 152.41 miles (245.28 km) SSE | Alexander Bay Airport (ALJ) | Alexander Bay, South Africa |     |
| 2 | 177.49 miles (285.65 km) E | Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop, Namibia | |
| 3 | 233.49 miles (375.77 km) ESE | Karasburg Airport (KAS) | Karasburg, Namibia | |
| 4 | 235.67 miles (379.27 km) SSE | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 5 | 258.91 miles (416.67 km) N | Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Walvis Bay, Namibia | |
| 6 | 282.09 miles (453.98 km) SE | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 7 | 282.11 miles (454.01 km) SE | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 8 | 292.40 miles (470.58 km) N | Arandis Airport (ADI) | Arandis / Swakopmund, Namibia | |
| 9 | 304.29 miles (489.71 km) NNE | Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 10 | 321.99 miles (518.20 km) NNE | Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) | Windhoek, Namibia | |
| 11 | 372.09 miles (598.83 km) NE | Gobabis Airport (GOG) | Gobabis, Namibia | |
| 12 | 387.10 miles (622.97 km) ESE | Upington Airport (UTN) | Upington, South Africa | |
| 13 | 447.43 miles (720.06 km) ENE | Hukuntsi Airport (HUK) | Hukuntsi, Botswana | |
| 14 | 505.27 miles (813.14 km) E | Johan Pienaar Airport (KMH) | Kuruman, South Africa | |
| 15 | 522.57 miles (840.99 km) NNE | Grootfontein Airport (GFY) | Grootfontein, Namibia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,987.65 miles (19,292.21 km) NW | PMRF Barking Sands (BKH) | Kekaha, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,981.55 miles (19,282.38 km) NW | Princeville Airport (HPV) | Hanalei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,973.33 miles (19,269.16 km) NW | Port Allen Airport (PAK) | Hanapepe, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,965.41 miles (19,256.41 km) NW | Lihue Airport (LIH) | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,893.25 miles (19,140.29 km) NW | Dillingham Airfield (HDH) | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,881.34 miles (19,121.12 km) NW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,874.56 miles (19,110.21 km) NW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,868.07 miles (19,099.75 km) NW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,868.07 miles (19,099.75 km) NW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,820.35 miles (19,022.97 km) NW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,816.81 miles (19,017.27 km) NW | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,796.77 miles (18,985.02 km) NW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,790.96 miles (18,975.67 km) NW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,776.01 miles (18,951.60 km) NW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,750.54 miles (18,910.61 km) NW | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.21 miles (21.26 km) NE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 2 | 21.94 miles (35.31 km) W | Kerama Airport (KJP) | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 3 | 37.18 miles (59.83 km) NW | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 4 | 37.42 miles (60.22 km) NNE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 5 | 176.14 miles (283.47 km) WSW | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 182.40 miles (293.55 km) WSW | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 7 | 199.85 miles (321.62 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 8 | 203.01 miles (326.71 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 9 | 225.91 miles (363.57 km) E | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 10 | 229.11 miles (368.72 km) E | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 11 | 251.11 miles (404.12 km) WSW | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 282.06 miles (453.93 km) WSW | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 13 | 314.89 miles (506.76 km) WSW | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 342.61 miles (551.38 km) NNE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 387.48 miles (623.59 km) W | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,391.78 miles (19,942.58 km) ESE | Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) | Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,369.26 miles (19,906.34 km) SSE | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,366.23 miles (19,901.48 km) SSW | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,360.66 miles (19,892.50 km) SW | Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) | Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,357.09 miles (19,886.76 km) W | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,355.03 miles (19,883.45 km) ESE | Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,353.07 miles (19,880.29 km) SW | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,344.32 miles (19,866.20 km) SW | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,340.17 miles (19,859.53 km) WSW | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,335.52 miles (19,852.05 km) S | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,327.64 miles (19,839.36 km) SE | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,301.40 miles (19,797.14 km) ESE | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,298.12 miles (19,791.85 km) ESE | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,295.19 miles (19,787.14 km) S | Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 15 | 12,294.94 miles (19,786.74 km) E | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |