Nonstop flight route between Misawa, Aomori, Japan and Berlevåg, Norway:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ), Misawa, Aomori, Japan and Berlevåg Airport (BVG), Berlevåg, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,045 miles (or 6,511 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 Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō and Berlevåg 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 Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō and Berlevåg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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

• Japanese Air Self Defense Force
• The 49th Fighter-Bomber Wing was relieved from its duties in South Korea on November 7, 1953 and resumed its host duties at the base.
• In addition to being known as "Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō", another name for MSJ is "Misawa AB".
• The American occupation of Misawa began in September 1945.
• 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.

Facts about Berlevåg Airport (BVG):

• The furthest airport from Berlevåg Airport (BVG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,376 miles (16,698 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The runway has an asphalted area of 880 by 30 meters aligned 06–24.
• Norving started offering flights to the closed-down military airport in 1970 using their newly delivered Britten-Norman Islander.
• The terminal building is 360 square meters, of which 110 square meters is for the public, and has a capacity for 70 passengers per hour.
• Berlevåg Airport handled 5,949 passengers last year.
• Because of Berlevåg Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Berlevåg 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.
• In addition to being known as "Berlevåg Airport", another name for BVG is "Berlevåg lufthavn".
• The closest airport to Berlevåg Airport (BVG) is Båtsfjord Airport (BJF), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) SE of BVG.
• State funding was allocated, allowing the airport to be upgraded.