Nonstop flight route between Okayama, Japan and Abilene, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Okayama Airport (OKJ), Okayama, Japan and Abilene Regional Airport (ABI), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,641 miles (or 10,688 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 Okayama Airport and Abilene Regional 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 Okayama Airport and Abilene Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OKJ / RJOB |
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| Location: | Okayama, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°45'24"N by 133°51'19"E |
| Area Served: | Okayama |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 785 feet (239 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OKJ |
| More Information: | OKJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABI / KABI |
| Airport Name: | Abilene Regional Airport |
| Location: | Abilene, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°24'47"N by 99°40'59"W |
| Area Served: | Abilene, Texas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1791 feet (546 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ABI |
| More Information: | ABI Maps & Info |
Facts about Okayama Airport (OKJ):
- The closest airport to Okayama Airport (OKJ) is Takamatsu Airport (TAK), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) SSE of OKJ.
- The furthest airport from Okayama Airport (OKJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is nearly antipodal to Okayama Airport (meaning Okayama Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rio Grande Regional Airport), and is located 12,044 miles (19,382 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Because of Okayama Airport's relatively low elevation of 785 feet, planes can take off or land at Okayama 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 "Okayama Airport", other names for OKJ include "岡山空港" and "Okayama Kūkō".
- Okayama Airport (OKJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Abilene Regional Airport (ABI):
- A GDS search indicated that Delta Air Lines would begin service to/from Atlanta in April 2014, but Abilene Airport officials stated on their Twitter account that there would be no such service.
- Construction of the airport's new 130-foot -tall control tower began in August 2010 and is expected to be completed by January 2012.
- Southwest Medevac houses a medical helicopter and crew at the airport, available for emergency response 24/7.
- The furthest airport from Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,072 miles (17,819 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Air freight service to Abilene is provided primarily by subcontractors.
- The closest airport to Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) W of ABI.
- Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) has 3 runways.
