Nonstop flight route between Misawa, Aomori, Japan and Kastamonu, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ), Misawa, Aomori, Japan and Kastamonu Airport (KFS), Kastamonu, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,183 miles (or 8,341 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 Kastamonu 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 Kastamonu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSJ / RJSM |
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Location: | Misawa, Aomori, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°42'19"N by 141°22'18"E |
View all routes: | Routes from MSJ |
More Information: | MSJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KFS / LTAL |
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Location: | Kastamonu, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°19'0"N by 33°47'45"E |
Area Served: | Kastamonu |
Operator/Owner: | Governorship of Kastamonu |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3520 feet (1,073 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KFS |
More Information: | KFS Maps & Info |
Facts about Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ):
- Japanese Air Self Defense Force
- Misawa Air Base was near the take-off site of the world's first non-stop trans-Pacific flight in 1931.
- On March 1, 1952, the 39th Air Division was established at Misawa, and through January 15, 1968, the Air Division controlled all of the units responsible for the air defense of north Japan, which included northern Honshū and Hokkaidō islands and the contiguous territorial waters.
- 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.
- Both squadrons fly the Block 50 F-16C/D "Wild Weasels", and use the tail code of "WW" was carried.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō", another name for MSJ is "Misawa AB".
Facts about Kastamonu Airport (KFS):
- The furthest airport from Kastamonu Airport (KFS) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,098 miles (17,860 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Kastamonu Airport (KFS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kastamonu Airport", another name for KFS is "Uzunyazı Airport".
- The closest airport to Kastamonu Airport (KFS) is Sinop Airport (NOP), which is located 81 miles (131 kilometers) NE of KFS.