Nonstop flight route between Oita, Japan and Panama City, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Oita Airport (OIT), Oita, Japan and Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM), Panama City, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,415 miles (or 11,932 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 Oita Airport and Tyndall Air Force Base, 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 Oita Airport and Tyndall Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OIT / RJFO |
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| Location: | Oita, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°28'45"N by 131°44'13"E |
| Area Served: | Ōita |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OIT |
| More Information: | OIT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PAM / KPAM |
| Airport Name: | Tyndall Air Force Base |
| Location: | Panama City, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°4'42"N by 85°34'35"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from PAM |
| More Information: | PAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Oita Airport (OIT):
- The furthest airport from Oita Airport (OIT) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Oita Airport (meaning Oita Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,191 miles (19,619 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Because of Oita Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Oita 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 "Oita Airport", another name for OIT is "大分空港".
- Oita Airport (OIT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Oita Airport (OIT) is Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NW of OIT.
Facts about Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM):
- The closest airport to Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM) is Panama City–Bay County International Airport (PFN), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NW of PAM.
- Although construction was well underway, the base lacked a name.
- Tyndall Field was opened on 13 January 1941 as a gunnery range.
- Today, Tyndall is the home of the 325th Fighter Wing, providing training for all F-22A Raptor pilots.
- The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is also headquartered at Tyndall and a branch of the Air Force Research Laboratory's Materials and Manufacturing Directorate also has facilities at the base.
- The furthest airport from Tyndall Air Force Base (PAM) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,235 miles (18,080 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- It also received a Back-Up Interceptor Control II, and later BUIC III, capability to perform command and control functions.
- The 325th Fighter Wing is host to more than 30 tenant organizations located at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.
