Nonstop flight route between Okinawa, Japan and Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Naha Airport (OKA), Okinawa, Japan and Memorial Field Airport (HOT), Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,468 miles (or 12,019 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 Memorial Field 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 Memorial Field Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Naha Airport (OKA):

• 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.
• Naha Airport is a second class airport located 4 km west of the city hall in Naha, Okinawa.
• Naha Airport (OKA) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• The basic and detailed design engineering works in addition to the later construction management phase of the main passenger terminal were awarded in the 1990s in part to the Japan Branch of the American design-build engineering company, The Austin Company, which joined Japanese firms in a joint venture design consortium.
• 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.
• Okinawa was returned to Japan in 1972.
• In addition to being known as "Naha Airport", other names for OKA include "那覇空港" and "Naha Kūkō".
• The airport was closed for refurbishment between 1952 and 1954.
• The airport is served by the Okinawa Monorail which carries passengers from Naha-kūkō Station to the center of Naha, and to the terminal at Shuri Station near Shuri Castle.

Facts about Memorial Field Airport (HOT):

• The closest airport to Memorial Field Airport (HOT) is Petit Jean Park Airport (MPJ), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) NNE of HOT.
• Because of Memorial Field Airport's relatively low elevation of 540 feet, planes can take off or land at Memorial Field 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.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,382 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 165 enplanements in 2009, and 799 in 2010.
• Delta Air Lines also served the airport during the 1960s with Convair 440 prop airliners.
• Historically, Memorial Field had scheduled passenger jet service provided by Trans-Texas Airways which subsequently changed its name to Texas International Airlines.
• The furthest airport from Memorial Field Airport (HOT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,830 miles (17,430 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Memorial Field Airport (HOT) has 2 runways.