Nonstop flight route between Misawa, Aomori, Japan and Gaoua, Burkina Faso:
Departure Airport:
(40°42'19"N by 141°22'18"E)
Arrival Airport:
(10°22'58"N by 3°9'51"W)
Distance from MSJ to XGA:
8,244.68 miles (13,268.50 km)
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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 Gaoua Airport (XGA), Gaoua, Burkina Faso would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,245 miles (or 13,268 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 Gaoua Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSJ / RJSM |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | XGA / DFOG |
| Airport Name: | Gaoua Airport |
| Location: | Gaoua, Burkina Faso |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°22'58"N by 3°9'51"W |
| Area Served: | Gaoua |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1099 feet (335 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XGA |
| More Information: | XGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō (MSJ):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Misawa Air Base 三沢飛行場 Misawa Hikōjō", another name for MSJ is "Misawa AB".
- The first operational fighter wing was the 49th Fighter-Bomber Group, being reassigned to Misawa on March 31, 1948.
- Between May and August 1953, the 12th Strategic Fighter Wing pulled a rotational TDY at Misawa relieving the 27th and being relieved in turn by the 31st Strategic Fighter Wing.
- Japanese Air Self Defense Force
- 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.
- The division also supported combat operations during the Vietnam War.
Facts about Gaoua Airport (XGA):
- Gaoua Airport (XGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Gaoua Airport (XGA) is Diébougou Airport (XDE), which is located 39 miles (64 kilometers) N of XGA.
- The furthest airport from Gaoua Airport (XGA) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Gaoua Airport (meaning Gaoua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,231 miles (19,684 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.71 miles (18.85 km) SSE | JMSDF Hachinohe Air Base (HHE) | Hachinohe, Honshū, Japan |     |
| 2 | 35.84 miles (57.67 km) W | Aomori Airport (AOJ) | Aomori, Japan | |
| 3 | 63.43 miles (102.09 km) WSW | Odate-Noshiro Airport (ONJ) | Kitaakita, Akita, Japan | |
| 4 | 78.92 miles (127.01 km) NNW | Hakodate Airport (HKD) | Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 5 | 89.09 miles (143.38 km) S | Hanamaki Airport (HNA) | Morioka, Honshū, Japan | |
| 6 | 96.84 miles (155.84 km) SW | Akita Airport (AXT) | Akita, Japan | |
| 7 | 137.90 miles (221.92 km) NW | Okushiri Airport (OIR) | Okushiri, Okushiri Island, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 8 | 143.97 miles (231.70 km) N | New Chitose Airport (CTS) | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 9 | 155.53 miles (250.31 km) SSW | Shonai Airport (SYO) | Yamagata, Japan | |
| 10 | 167.18 miles (269.05 km) SSW | Yamagata Airport (GAJ) | Yamagata, Honshū, Japan | |
| 11 | 169.37 miles (272.58 km) NNE | Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) | Obihiro, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 12 | 178.92 miles (287.94 km) S | Sendai Airport (SDJ) | Natori, Japan | |
| 13 | 212.16 miles (341.44 km) NNE | Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) | Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan | |
| 14 | 217.01 miles (349.25 km) NE | Kushiro Airport (KUH) | Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| 15 | 225.10 miles (362.27 km) SSW | Niigata Airport (KIJ) | Niigata, Japan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,478.69 miles (18,473.11 km) SE | Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG) | Rio Grande, Brazil | |
| 2 | 11,454.34 miles (18,433.93 km) SE | Pelotas International Airport (PET) | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 3 | 11,452.99 miles (18,431.75 km) ESE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 4 | 11,427.84 miles (18,391.29 km) ESE | Treinta y Tres Airport (TYT) | Treinta y Tres, Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| 5 | 11,421.74 miles (18,381.47 km) E | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,415.50 miles (18,371.42 km) SE | Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) | Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 7 | 11,408.54 miles (18,360.23 km) SE | Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM) | Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,408.32 miles (18,359.86 km) E | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 11,405.85 miles (18,355.89 km) ESE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 10 | 11,398.37 miles (18,343.85 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (MLZ) | Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay | |
| 11 | 11,398.35 miles (18,343.82 km) E | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,374.11 miles (18,304.81 km) SE | Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN) | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 13 | 11,361.48 miles (18,284.49 km) ESE | Comandante Gustavo Kraemer International Airport (BGX) | Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,355.53 miles (18,274.92 km) ESE | Cerro Largo International Airport (VCH) | Vichadero, Rivera, Uruguay | |
| 15 | 11,353.44 miles (18,271.54 km) E | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.48 miles (63.53 km) N | Diébougou Airport (XDE) | Diebougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | 78.41 miles (126.18 km) S | Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 3 | 87.73 miles (141.18 km) NE | Leo Airport (XLU) | Leo, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 95.66 miles (153.95 km) NW | Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | |
| 5 | 108.27 miles (174.24 km) WNW | Banfora Airport (BNR) | Banfora, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 145.23 miles (233.73 km) N | Dédougou Airport (DGU) | Dédougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 7 | 147.47 miles (237.33 km) ENE | Pô Airport (PUP) | Pô, Burkina Faso | |
| 8 | 148.70 miles (239.31 km) WSW | Ferkessedougou Airport (FEK) | Ferkessédougou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 165.75 miles (266.74 km) S | Soko Airport (BDK) | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 10 | 166.68 miles (268.24 km) ESE | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| 11 | 169.81 miles (273.29 km) NNW | Nouna Airport (XNU) | Nouna, Burkina Faso | |
| 12 | 176.21 miles (283.59 km) NE | Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 13 | 176.77 miles (284.49 km) WSW | Korhogo Airport (HGO) | Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 181.19 miles (291.60 km) ENE | Zabré Airport (XZA) | Zabré, Burkina Faso | |
| 15 | 184.15 miles (296.36 km) WNW | Sikasso Airport (KSS) | Sikasso, Mali | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,230.97 miles (19,683.79 km) SW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 11,998.59 miles (19,309.81 km) SW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 3 | 11,993.70 miles (19,301.94 km) S | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 4 | 11,984.06 miles (19,286.42 km) SSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 5 | 11,932.80 miles (19,203.93 km) S | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 6 | 11,925.80 miles (19,192.67 km) S | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 7 | 11,925.46 miles (19,192.12 km) WSW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 8 | 11,925.43 miles (19,192.07 km) SSW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 11,914.35 miles (19,174.24 km) SSW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,900.16 miles (19,151.41 km) S | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,895.10 miles (19,143.26 km) SSW | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,867.48 miles (19,098.80 km) SSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,834.23 miles (19,045.29 km) SSW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,830.96 miles (19,040.03 km) S | Vunisea Airport (KDV) | Vunisea, Kadavu Island, Fiji | |
| 15 | 11,815.87 miles (19,015.75 km) SW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |