Nonstop flight route between Okinawa, Japan and Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naha Airport (OKA), Okinawa, Japan and Bauru State Airport (BAU), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,099 miles (or 19,472 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 Naha Airport and Bauru State 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 Naha Airport and Bauru State Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between OKA and BAU makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Naha Airport and Bauru State Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between OKA and BAU are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Okinawa, Japan and Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between OKA and BAU!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKA / ROAH |
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Location: | Okinawa, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°11'44"N by 127°38'44"E |
Area Served: | Naha, Okinawa, Japan |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OKA |
More Information: | OKA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAU / SBBU |
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Location: | Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°20'36"S by 49°3'14"W |
Area Served: | Bauru |
Operator/Owner: | DAESP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2025 feet (617 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BAU |
More Information: | BAU Maps & Info |
Facts about Naha Airport (OKA):
- The airport was closed for refurbishment between 1952 and 1954.
- Because of Naha Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Naha 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.
- Okinawa was returned to Japan in 1972.
- Naha Airport is a second class airport located 4 km west of the city hall in Naha, Okinawa.
- The furthest airport from Naha Airport (OKA) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is nearly antipodal to Naha Airport (meaning Naha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Paulo Abdala Airport), and is located 12,392 miles (19,943 kilometers) away in Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil.
- Congested Naha Airport served 14,495,054 passengers in FY2006, roughly similar numbers in 2012.
- Naha Airport (OKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Naha Airport (OKA) is Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NE of OKA.
- In addition to being known as "Naha Airport", other names for OKA include "那覇空港" and "Naha Kūkō".
- The hub began operations in 2009.
Facts about Bauru State Airport (BAU):
- Bauru State Airport (BAU) currently has only 1 runway.
- It is operated by DAESP.
- The closest airport to Bauru State Airport (BAU) is Frank Miloye Milenkowichi State Airport (MII), which is located 57 miles (91 kilometers) W of BAU.
- The furthest airport from Bauru State Airport (BAU) is Minami-Daito Airport (MMD), which is nearly antipodal to Bauru State Airport (meaning Bauru State Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Minami-Daito Airport), and is located 12,194 miles (19,624 kilometers) away in Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Bauru State Airport", another name for BAU is "Aeroporto Estadual de Bauru".
- Bauru State Airport handled 11,451 passengers last year.
- No scheduled flights operate at this airport anymore.