Nonstop flight route between Jackson, Tennessee, United States and Kitaakita, Akita, Japan:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from MKL to ONJ:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
 - MKL Airport Information
 - ONJ Airport Information
 - Facts about MKL
 - Facts about ONJ
 - Map of Nearest Airports to MKL
 - List of Nearest Airports to MKL
 - Map of Furthest Airports from MKL
 - List of Furthest Airports from MKL
 - Map of Nearest Airports to ONJ
 - List of Nearest Airports to ONJ
 - Map of Furthest Airports from ONJ
 - List of Furthest Airports from ONJ
 
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL), Jackson, Tennessee, United States and Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ), Kitaakita, Akita, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,335 miles (or 10,195 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 McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport and Odate-Noshiro 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 McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport and Odate-Noshiro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKL / KMKL | 
| Airport Name: | McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Jackson, Tennessee, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°35'58"N by 88°54'56"W | 
| Area Served: | Jackson, Tennessee | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Jackson & Madison County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 434 feet (132 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MKL | 
| More Information: | MKL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ONJ / RJSR | 
| Airport Names: | 
                    
  | 
            
| Location: | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°11'30"N by 140°22'18"E | 
| Area Served: | Kitaakita, Ōdate | 
| Operator/Owner: | Odate-Noshiro Airport Administration | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 276 feet (84 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ONJ | 
| More Information: | ONJ Maps & Info | 
Facts about McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL):
- McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) has 2 runways.
 - The airfield began training flying cadets under contract to Georgia Air Services, Inc.
 - Because of McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 434 feet, planes can take off or land at McKellar-Sipes Regional 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.
 - McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport is named in memory of Kenneth Douglas McKellar, a U.S.
 - The closest airport to McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) is Roscoe Turner Airport (CRX), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) SSE of MKL.
 - The furthest airport from McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,072 miles (17,819 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - The facility was inactivated on October 16, 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program.
 
Facts about Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ):
- The closest airport to Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) is Akita Airport (AXT), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) SSW of ONJ.
 - In addition to being known as "Odate-Noshiro Airport", other names for ONJ include "大館能代空港" and "Odate-Noshiro Kūkō".
 - The furthest airport from Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,542 miles (18,575 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
 - Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Odate-Noshiro Airport's relatively low elevation of 276 feet, planes can take off or land at Odate-Noshiro 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.
 
