Nonstop flight route between Okinawa, Japan and Wawa, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naha Airport (OKA), Okinawa, Japan and Wawa Airport (YXZ), Wawa, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,932 miles (or 11,155 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 Wawa 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 Wawa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | YXZ / CYXZ |
Airport Name: | Wawa Airport |
Location: | Wawa, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°58'0"N by 84°47'11"W |
Operator/Owner: | The Corporation of the Municipality of Wawa |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 944 feet (288 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YXZ |
More Information: | YXZ Maps & Info |
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 (OKA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The hub began operations in 2009.
- 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.
- The airport was closed for refurbishment between 1952 and 1954.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Naha Airport", other names for OKA include "那覇空港" and "Naha Kūkō".
Facts about Wawa Airport (YXZ):
- The closest airport to Wawa Airport (YXZ) is Chapleau Airport (YLD), which is located 67 miles (109 kilometers) E of YXZ.
- Wawa Airport (YXZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Wawa Airport's relatively low elevation of 944 feet, planes can take off or land at Wawa 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.
- The furthest airport from Wawa Airport (YXZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,024 miles (17,742 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.